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) tea (b) up (c) zip
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) ten
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) turtle
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) soap (c) tea
- 11.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) watch
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) tent
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 14.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 15.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) violin
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) soap
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) tent
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) ten
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) six
- 23.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 24.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) soap
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tooth
- 27.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 29.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) tomato
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) tap
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) up (c) ten
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) ten
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) up (c) yawn
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) web (c) six
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) tooth
Answer key
- up
- s
- soap
- v
- v
- s
- ox
- z
- up
- fox
- watch
- box
- tomato
- y
- t
- u
- watermelon
- zip
- tent
- y
- volcano
- six
- tooth
- w
- tent
- soap
- s
- z
- t
- van
- yo-yo
- yawn
- ten
- zip
- yawn
- van
- yawn
- turkey
- soap
- tooth
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