Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) van (c) zebra
- 3.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) zip (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) van (c) ten
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) web
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 12.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) six (c) tap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) soap
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) box
- 18.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 19.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) violin
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) ten
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) yawn
- 24.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 25.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) yarn
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) up (c) yarn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) six (c) tiger
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 30.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) window
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 33.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) ten
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) zebra
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 36.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) six (b) sock (c) watch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) van
- 39.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) sun
Answer key
- yo-yo
- saw
- sun
- window
- z
- zebra
- w
- s
- u
- soap
- web
- w
- tap
- umbrella
- zero
- six
- box
- t
- t
- violin
- y
- umbrella
- tea
- s
- w
- yarn
- yarn
- van
- t
- u
- window
- ox
- ten
- watermelon
- w
- watch
- up
- van
- z
- sun
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