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 “z”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 2.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) umbrella
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tub
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) saw
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) ten
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) violin (b) up (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 15.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 16.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) tent
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) fox (c) tooth
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yawn (c) sun
- 20.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 21.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) zip
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) volcano
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) zero
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) yarn
- 28.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 29.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) web
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) tiger
- 33.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tea (b) web (c) soap
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) violin
- 35.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) yo-yo
- 38.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 39.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) tap (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- zip
- t
- umbrella
- window
- zebra
- up
- saw
- v
- v
- yarn
- s
- up
- umbrella
- u
- y
- w
- tent
- fox
- box
- t
- zip
- u
- yo-yo
- watch
- s
- zero
- ten
- t
- t
- web
- y
- yawn
- soap
- tiger
- w
- volcano
- sun
- s
- w
- yo-yo
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