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) saw (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 2.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) turtle (c) ten
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) soap
- 5.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 6.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 7.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) van
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tap (c) soap
- 10.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tea (b) six (c) window
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) six
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) van (c) yawn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) zebra
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) up
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) tap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) sock
- 18.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 19.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) up
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 22.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) window (c) six
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 26.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 27.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) zip (c) window
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) web (c) watermelon
- 30.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) violin
- 32.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) tap
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) up (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) wave (c) soap
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
Answer key
- umbrella
- w
- fox
- zero
- y
- w
- van
- s
- up
- tea
- watermelon
- van
- zebra
- zebra
- zip
- watch
- wave
- w
- t
- ten
- watermelon
- t
- ten
- violin
- yo-yo
- s
- u
- zip
- sock
- s
- tomato
- y
- zebra
- wave
- yo-yo
- tap
- up
- ten
- soap
- v
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