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