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.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 2.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) web
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) fox (c) turtle
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) van (c) zip
- 10.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 11.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) ten
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) tea
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tea
- 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) web
- 17.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 18.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 20.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) zip
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 23.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) wolf
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) soap (c) watch
- 25.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tea (b) ten (c) yawn
- 26.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) violin
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 30.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) sock
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 33.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) tea
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) sun
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watermelon (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) ten
- 39.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) van
Answer key
- t
- t
- u
- umbrella
- six
- fox
- up
- z
- van
- y
- t
- sock
- soap
- yarn
- umbrella
- volcano
- w
- v
- u
- t
- zip
- violin
- violin
- ox
- yawn
- ten
- saw
- y
- v
- w
- sock
- z
- tea
- sun
- zebra
- tooth
- up
- yawn
- w
- sock
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