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