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) wave (b) tea (c) up
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) tub
- 4.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) violin
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) window
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 9.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 10.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 11.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) torch
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 16.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) sock
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) zip
- 20.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) window
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 22.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 24.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) zip
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) yawn
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) van
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 31.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tap
- 32.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tiger
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tub (c) tooth
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zip (c) tomato
- 36.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) zebra
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) fox (c) web
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) tent
Answer key
- up
- u
- tub
- v
- zero
- violin
- tent
- z
- t
- w
- t
- yo-yo
- s
- t
- t
- z
- ox
- s
- zip
- tomato
- zebra
- u
- wolf
- turtle
- y
- yawn
- y
- van
- sun
- yarn
- tap
- umbrella
- web
- zero
- van
- turkey
- sock
- fox
- turkey
- six
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