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