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 picture starts like “up”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) volcano
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 5.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) soap (b) van (c) yawn
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tub (c) sock
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tap (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tea
- 11.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) tea
- 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) wave (c) saw
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 15.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) web
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) tub
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) watermelon
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tent (c) sun
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) tent
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) saw
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) six
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) web (c) ten
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) wave
- 29.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 30.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 31.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) yarn
- 32.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) watch
- 34.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 35.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 36.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tea
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) zero
Answer key
- umbrella
- watermelon
- tea
- yarn
- yawn
- sock
- tap
- web
- volcano
- zip
- tea
- saw
- yo-yo
- s
- t
- torch
- w
- zero
- up
- van
- yawn
- u
- saw
- z
- watch
- six
- ox
- yo-yo
- v
- w
- tomato
- tooth
- volcano
- w
- t
- u
- z
- umbrella
- v
- zero
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