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 picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) sock
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) six
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) soap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) sun
- 9.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) soap (c) volcano
- 11.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) tap
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) saw (c) torch
- 15.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) tomato
- 16.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) window (c) watermelon
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 18.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) tap (c) violin
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 21.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 22.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) saw (c) zebra
- 24.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) ox (c) sun
- 26.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) wave
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) tap
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) turtle (b) tent (c) van
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) tooth
- 30.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 31.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) van
- 33.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) window
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) six
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) up (c) yarn
- 38.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) web
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) violin
Answer key
- umbrella
- umbrella
- z
- s
- six
- soap
- zero
- sun
- y
- soap
- t
- yarn
- saw
- box
- volcano
- six
- z
- y
- violin
- u
- s
- t
- web
- v
- ox
- tomato
- saw
- van
- zero
- zero
- t
- van
- w
- six
- window
- six
- watch
- t
- up
- violin
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