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) six (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) yawn
- 3.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) tap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) yarn
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) tiger
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) web (b) zip (c) window
- 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) tap
- 11.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) watch
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 14.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 15.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) soap
- 16.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) window
- 17.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) van (c) zip
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) fox (c) tiger
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) window
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) van (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) zero (c) window
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) volcano
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) wave
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 29.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zero (c) tent
- 32.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 33.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) volcano
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) volcano
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) saw
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) zebra
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) up
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) up (c) ox
Answer key
- umbrella
- box
- window
- zebra
- yarn
- six
- yo-yo
- zip
- w
- six
- w
- yawn
- s
- s
- soap
- six
- zero
- zip
- fox
- sun
- saw
- wolf
- zebra
- window
- sock
- volcano
- wave
- y
- t
- u
- zero
- t
- t
- volcano
- volcano
- tea
- violin
- up
- s
- ox
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