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