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