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) zip (b) up (c) turtle
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tap
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) yawn
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) sock
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) van (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) violin
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) ox (c) tomato
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 12.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 13.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) turkey
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) up
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) zip
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 17.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) yawn
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 20.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) soap
- 22.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 24.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 25.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) van (c) tub
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) torch (b) van (c) umbrella
- 29.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) violin
- 32.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tub (c) saw
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) six (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) tub (c) yawn
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) sock
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) zero
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
Answer key
- up
- sun
- umbrella
- watermelon
- ten
- sock
- w
- torch
- yarn
- ox
- s
- w
- turkey
- saw
- zip
- y
- wolf
- u
- sun
- v
- ten
- tea
- violin
- v
- z
- van
- w
- umbrella
- w
- z
- tiger
- t
- van
- zebra
- six
- yawn
- watch
- tub
- turtle
- t
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