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