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) van (c) six
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tiger (c) tooth
- 3.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) van (c) fox
- 7.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) up (c) zero
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) violin
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) zero
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) soap (c) van
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yo-yo (b) volcano (c) six
- 20.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) six (b) window (c) zip
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tap (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) turtle (b) van (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) saw
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) tap
- 28.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) up (c) turkey
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 30.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) six
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watch (c) window
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) zip
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) yawn
- 35.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) torch (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) web (b) van (c) soap
Answer key
- umbrella
- ox
- t
- v
- volcano
- fox
- t
- u
- up
- zebra
- yo-yo
- wolf
- sun
- tooth
- watermelon
- tent
- s
- van
- six
- y
- zip
- saw
- umbrella
- van
- wave
- watch
- yarn
- turkey
- u
- turtle
- six
- z
- sock
- yawn
- s
- zip
- saw
- six
- zero
- soap
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