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 “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) up (c) six
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) window (c) zero
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) up
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) web
- 7.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) saw
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) watch
- 11.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) zebra
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 13.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) sun
- 15.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) violin
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) van (c) wolf
- 18.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 21.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) wave
- 24.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) window (c) tomato
- 25.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) zip
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) fox (c) zebra
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) van
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) tea (c) zero
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) six (c) watermelon
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) sock (c) wave
- 35.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) sun
- 39.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) saw
Answer key
- up
- u
- zero
- y
- up
- volcano
- zip
- umbrella
- violin
- tiger
- wolf
- z
- t
- sun
- w
- zebra
- van
- t
- z
- yawn
- saw
- van
- saw
- window
- zip
- v
- fox
- yarn
- sock
- sock
- y
- zero
- six
- box
- w
- turkey
- y
- turtle
- tiger
- wolf
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