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) sun (b) yarn (c) ten
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) up (c) soap
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 4.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) sun
- 8.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 9.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) ten
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) tent
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tomato
- 16.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) turkey
- 19.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) fox (c) tiger
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) zero
- 22.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) web
- 23.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) van (b) window (c) tomato
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) tub
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) wolf
- 29.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) tiger
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) torch (c) tap
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) saw (c) volcano
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tea
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) volcano
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) wave
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) ten
- 37.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 38.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) six (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) web (c) saw
Answer key
- yarn
- up
- z
- y
- u
- yo-yo
- ten
- y
- t
- s
- zebra
- umbrella
- tent
- s
- violin
- w
- s
- zebra
- w
- fox
- six
- web
- v
- tomato
- tomato
- volcano
- w
- saw
- tiger
- up
- volcano
- sock
- umbrella
- volcano
- ox
- yawn
- y
- v
- watch
- web
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