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) s (b) u (c) z
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) tiger
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sock (c) zero
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 7.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tent (c) wolf
- 11.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) soap
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) zip
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) van
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) box
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) zero
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) ten
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) web (c) zip
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) web (c) torch
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) watch (c) saw
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) web (c) sock
- 23.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) sun
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) ox
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) van
- 28.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) tea (c) tiger
- 30.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) van
- 31.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tea
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) zero
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 35.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) saw
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) tub
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) web
Answer key
- u
- zip
- up
- umbrella
- violin
- yarn
- v
- z
- zebra
- six
- soap
- zip
- tiger
- box
- umbrella
- six
- wave
- v
- zip
- web
- up
- zero
- volcano
- ox
- z
- sock
- van
- t
- soap
- sock
- y
- tea
- zero
- yawn
- saw
- z
- v
- sock
- saw
- soap
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