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 “w”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) watch
- 2.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) up
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) tub
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) tiger
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) zip
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) ten
- 13.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) ten
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) zebra
- 18.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 20.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) six (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) torch
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tea
- 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 27.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) zebra
- 29.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tea
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) ox (c) saw
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 34.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 35.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tea (c) zero
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tea
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) ten (c) turtle
Answer key
- watch
- z
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- yarn
- up
- u
- tub
- violin
- t
- tiger
- box
- w
- umbrella
- zip
- tooth
- zebra
- t
- fox
- v
- torch
- six
- ten
- zip
- zebra
- y
- t
- watch
- v
- six
- ox
- yawn
- y
- w
- w
- zero
- s
- watch
- saw
- up
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