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) w (b) z (c) u
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) violin (c) tea
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) ox
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 6.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) wolf
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) ten (b) six (c) violin
- 8.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) sock
- 11.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) soap
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) fox
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tooth (c) window
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) window
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) turkey (c) wave
- 18.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sock (c) violin
- 20.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) up (b) window (c) violin
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 23.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) tiger
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) van
- 27.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) saw
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) tent
- 29.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) window (b) violin (c) zip
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) zip
- 33.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) sun
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) wave
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) turkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) soap
Answer key
- u
- up
- ox
- volcano
- zip
- zero
- violin
- s
- watermelon
- box
- t
- up
- fox
- tooth
- umbrella
- umbrella
- yarn
- t
- sock
- t
- window
- yo-yo
- t
- zero
- tiger
- van
- web
- tent
- t
- s
- violin
- yawn
- sun
- y
- ten
- u
- s
- saw
- watermelon
- turkey
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