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 picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) sock
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) wolf
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 5.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 8.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 9.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) six
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 13.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) box
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) zip
- 16.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) sock
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) tiger
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) sun
- 21.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) saw
- 23.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) sun
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) ten
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) umbrella
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) sock
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) tent
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) fox (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) tent
- 32.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) sun
- 34.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tub (b) tiger (c) six
- 35.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) watch
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) torch
- 40.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
Answer key
- up
- v
- wolf
- s
- t
- yo-yo
- u
- t
- w
- tiger
- ten
- soap
- watermelon
- box
- umbrella
- w
- y
- sock
- violin
- zero
- s
- yarn
- sun
- s
- van
- six
- up
- sock
- yawn
- fox
- window
- t
- turkey
- six
- w
- w
- turkey
- van
- zip
- z
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