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) up (b) tea (c) sock
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) sun
- 3.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) sock
- 5.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) six
- 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) yawn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) torch (c) sock
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) ten (c) van
- 9.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) window (c) sun
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) tent
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) six
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) six
- 16.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 17.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 22.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) fox
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) web
- 27.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) zero
- 29.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 30.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) van (b) wave (c) saw
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 33.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) watch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) torch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) tub
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 38.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) turkey
- 40.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- up
- zip
- sun
- yarn
- six
- yawn
- sock
- van
- sun
- umbrella
- ten
- yarn
- u
- zero
- six
- s
- z
- umbrella
- van
- volcano
- z
- s
- zebra
- wolf
- fox
- web
- t
- watch
- y
- saw
- y
- u
- w
- zebra
- volcano
- tub
- watermelon
- v
- yarn
- t
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