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