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) turkey (b) up (c) zebra
- 2.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tomato
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) sun
- 8.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) web (c) saw
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 12.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 13.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tap (b) turtle (c) watch
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) watch
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) sock
- 17.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) zero
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) up
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) wave
- 22.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 23.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) tub
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) tap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) violin
- 33.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) wave
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) web (c) van
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zebra (c) up
- 36.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) ox
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tent
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
Answer key
- up
- t
- tap
- window
- u
- six
- box
- t
- saw
- s
- y
- t
- w
- watch
- zero
- yawn
- watermelon
- yarn
- up
- z
- tooth
- v
- violin
- u
- sun
- zebra
- zebra
- soap
- tiger
- tiger
- w
- violin
- wave
- web
- fox
- t
- ox
- zip
- umbrella
- s
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