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) umbrella (b) sun (c) tooth
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 3.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) yarn
- 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 7.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tomato
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) torch
- 10.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) yawn
- 11.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) up
- 13.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 16.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 20.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) soap (c) zip
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) watch
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) tiger
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) wave
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) ox
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) sun
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tap
- 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) watch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) sun
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tub (c) watch
Answer key
- umbrella
- saw
- t
- w
- fox
- v
- t
- up
- sun
- watermelon
- sun
- box
- w
- s
- saw
- t
- w
- yo-yo
- v
- s
- z
- soap
- tent
- s
- yarn
- zebra
- web
- tea
- u
- yarn
- u
- ox
- zip
- violin
- z
- tap
- ten
- volcano
- six
- tub
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