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.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 2.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 4.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) saw
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) box
- 6.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) sock
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) watch
- 8.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) tub
- 9.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tent
- 10.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 11.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tooth
- 13.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) sock (c) yawn
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) turkey
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tent
- 16.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 17.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) ox
- 20.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) sun
- 21.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) saw
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) up
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) yawn
- 28.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) window
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) web (c) yawn
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) yarn
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) web
- 36.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) violin
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tent
Answer key
- u
- s
- umbrella
- saw
- box
- sock
- zebra
- tub
- volcano
- w
- z
- tooth
- yawn
- sock
- six
- w
- t
- violin
- ox
- sun
- t
- saw
- six
- wolf
- u
- sun
- yawn
- window
- z
- up
- umbrella
- yawn
- w
- yarn
- yarn
- sock
- y
- van
- violin
- soap
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