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) watermelon (b) up (c) six
- 2.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) zebra
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) zero
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) fox (c) saw
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) volcano
- 7.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 8.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) web
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) tea
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tub (c) turkey
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) zip
- 13.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) van (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) up
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) up (c) umbrella
- 17.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 19.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) saw
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) yawn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) tea
- 24.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 25.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) van (c) tomato
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) window (c) six
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) tea
- 33.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watch (b) van (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) saw
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) six (c) window
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 37.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) van
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) umbrella
Answer key
- up
- t
- sun
- ten
- fox
- volcano
- watermelon
- y
- six
- wolf
- box
- zip
- y
- van
- watch
- wave
- t
- v
- violin
- yarn
- v
- yawn
- yo-yo
- t
- z
- yawn
- saw
- z
- sun
- watermelon
- violin
- sock
- van
- saw
- tub
- z
- t
- s
- zip
- umbrella
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