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