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 “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) violin
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) ox (c) tap
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 4.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) up
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) van
- 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) up (c) yawn
- 7.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) web (c) tent
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) up (b) ten (c) van
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) zebra
- 13.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) saw (b) window (c) violin
- 17.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 18.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 19.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 21.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) turkey
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 23.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 26.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 27.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) tap
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tub
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) sun
- 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) up
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) violin
- 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) web (c) zero
- 35.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) zebra
- 38.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) tub
Answer key
- zebra
- ox
- umbrella
- turkey
- yarn
- yawn
- t
- s
- torch
- tent
- van
- watch
- v
- u
- up
- window
- w
- t
- t
- yo-yo
- watch
- van
- w
- umbrella
- u
- z
- tap
- violin
- s
- sun
- s
- up
- wave
- zero
- y
- t
- torch
- t
- watermelon
- box
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