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