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) turtle (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) up (c) soap
- 3.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) watch
- 4.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 6.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) six
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) violin (c) up
- 9.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) window
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tooth
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) six
- 12.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tub (b) van (c) sun
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) box (c) wave
- 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) zebra
- 16.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tub (b) turkey (c) watch
- 17.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) torch
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) six
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) six (c) umbrella
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) web
- 23.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) up
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) wolf
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) fox (c) torch
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) up
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) watch
- 33.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 34.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) turtle
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) wave
- 36.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) wave
- 38.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 40.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
Answer key
- umbrella
- soap
- watch
- v
- tea
- t
- volcano
- up
- window
- up
- six
- tub
- box
- s
- zebra
- watch
- torch
- v
- yarn
- yawn
- violin
- saw
- turtle
- sock
- ox
- u
- z
- s
- fox
- tomato
- z
- zebra
- watermelon
- yarn
- torch
- umbrella
- wave
- y
- sun
- u
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