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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 3.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) six (b) wave (c) ten
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) wave
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) sock
- 6.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) yawn
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tap (c) violin
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) tiger (c) violin
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) zero
- 22.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 23.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) tub
- 24.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 26.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) tent
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 29.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 30.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) sock
- 31.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 34.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) web (c) zip
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) zebra (c) wave
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tap
- 38.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 39.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) window
Answer key
- u
- umbrella
- wave
- sun
- yarn
- w
- yo-yo
- ox
- yawn
- yawn
- van
- wolf
- up
- s
- tea
- zip
- s
- violin
- zip
- umbrella
- tea
- t
- volcano
- y
- u
- t
- yarn
- v
- z
- yarn
- soap
- watch
- sock
- s
- up
- wave
- zip
- volcano
- sun
- window
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