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