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) zero (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 2.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tub
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) tea (c) zip
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) ox (c) up
- 6.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) van
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) umbrella
- 9.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) sock
- 10.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) soap
- 12.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) up
- 16.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) sock
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) wolf
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) tent
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) ten
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) saw (c) zebra
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) zebra
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) tea
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) turtle
- 27.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) six (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) torch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) turtle
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) sock
- 32.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 34.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) ten
- 36.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) van
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) tooth (c) watch
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) van
Answer key
- umbrella
- s
- six
- zip
- ox
- t
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- zebra
- s
- watch
- w
- zebra
- w
- up
- ten
- sun
- soap
- yo-yo
- tent
- ten
- fox
- turkey
- wave
- zero
- yo-yo
- u
- yarn
- six
- turtle
- sock
- wolf
- tiger
- up
- ten
- w
- wolf
- van
- watch
- torch
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