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) zip (b) window (c) up
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tomato
- 4.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) up (b) wave (c) sun
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yawn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 10.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tea
- 11.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) web (c) sun
- 12.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zip (c) soap
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) zero
- 15.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) zero
- 17.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) zebra
- 19.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) sock
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) zip (c) wolf
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 22.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) box (c) ten
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 25.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 26.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) tub
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) ten (b) wolf (c) violin
- 28.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 29.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) ox
- 31.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) sock
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) sock
- 34.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) six
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) up
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) turkey
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) tooth
- 40.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) tent (c) zero
Answer key
- up
- s
- umbrella
- s
- yo-yo
- v
- wave
- zero
- volcano
- web
- up
- t
- zip
- violin
- z
- zero
- t
- zebra
- sock
- fox
- y
- v
- box
- soap
- w
- sock
- violin
- w
- u
- ox
- t
- tiger
- six
- tub
- s
- van
- watermelon
- yawn
- soap
- web
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