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 “w”? (a) tap (b) watch (c) tomato
- 2.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) tent
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) saw
- 7.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) window
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) van (c) umbrella
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) six (c) up
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 12.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 13.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) yarn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) volcano
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) yawn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) tea
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) soap
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 22.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) tea
- 24.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yarn
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) van
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 29.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 30.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 31.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) up (c) van
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) up (c) six
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) zero (c) tiger
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) six
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) soap (c) tub
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 40.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
Answer key
- watch
- s
- turkey
- u
- zero
- box
- z
- sock
- umbrella
- up
- z
- w
- z
- violin
- zip
- turkey
- up
- saw
- tea
- watch
- v
- s
- sock
- v
- yarn
- window
- van
- y
- t
- s
- t
- van
- six
- wolf
- w
- six
- yawn
- soap
- yarn
- s
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