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) volcano (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) zero
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) turtle
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tooth
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) zip
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) ten (c) web
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) box
- 10.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) tent
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) ten
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) up
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) violin
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tub
- 18.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) yarn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) six (c) watch
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) tent
- 21.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) soap
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zip
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 24.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turtle (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 26.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) up
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zero (c) up
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) yarn
- 30.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) window (c) up
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) tub
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 36.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 38.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) turtle (c) zero
- 40.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
Answer key
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- wolf
- turtle
- six
- up
- zip
- ox
- box
- watermelon
- violin
- sun
- z
- t
- tomato
- u
- tub
- watch
- ten
- fox
- volcano
- zip
- s
- van
- wolf
- u
- up
- six
- watermelon
- y
- torch
- saw
- yo-yo
- z
- z
- y
- v
- t
- zero
- v
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