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