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) umbrella (b) sun (c) torch
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) ox (c) tiger
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) six
- 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) sock
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) tomato
- 8.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) sun (c) zip
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) torch (c) zebra
- 13.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) turtle
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) wolf
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) six
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) zebra
- 21.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) web
- 22.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) watch
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) up
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 25.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) watch
- 27.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zip (c) wave
- 29.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) window (b) six (c) sun
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 31.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) turtle (c) zero
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) tub (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) ten
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) saw
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) violin
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) umbrella
Answer key
- umbrella
- ox
- tiger
- w
- up
- tub
- fox
- zip
- u
- z
- violin
- zebra
- y
- wave
- zip
- box
- six
- z
- volcano
- tent
- web
- watch
- up
- umbrella
- w
- tub
- s
- six
- window
- zebra
- w
- zero
- v
- zip
- yawn
- saw
- z
- tiger
- zebra
- violin
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