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.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) up
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) yawn
- 5.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) sock
- 6.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) van (b) soap (c) torch
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) wolf (c) ox
- 11.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) six (c) watch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tub
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) fox
- 19.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) sock
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) sun
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) soap (c) zero
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) sun
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) ten
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) zero
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) zero (c) tap
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) up (c) tea
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) tiger
- 30.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) zip
- 32.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) window (c) zebra
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) six
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 37.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) six (c) up
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) zip
Answer key
- u
- up
- umbrella
- yawn
- zip
- torch
- z
- v
- yawn
- ox
- v
- six
- tub
- u
- t
- wolf
- tea
- fox
- w
- sock
- watermelon
- soap
- box
- violin
- violin
- zero
- zero
- van
- tiger
- w
- zip
- s
- zebra
- turkey
- six
- z
- y
- wave
- z
- turtle
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