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) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tooth
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 3.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) window
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) zip
- 6.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) watch
- 8.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 9.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) web
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) wave
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) ox (c) turtle
- 12.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) zip
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) van
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) zebra
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) tub
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) van
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) sun
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) web
- 23.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sun (b) web (c) turkey
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tub (c) ten
- 25.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zip (c) violin
- 28.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) zip
- 30.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tea
- 31.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) zero
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 35.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) window (b) ten (c) tub
- 40.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
Answer key
- yo-yo
- zebra
- w
- tea
- yawn
- s
- six
- tiger
- web
- yarn
- ox
- tomato
- turtle
- turkey
- turkey
- sock
- fox
- van
- sun
- v
- box
- saw
- web
- up
- t
- z
- zip
- v
- tiger
- tea
- zebra
- soap
- v
- s
- t
- u
- web
- van
- window
- s
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