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 “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) watch
- 2.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) saw
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) tiger
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) six
- 7.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) torch
- 8.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) six
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) fox
- 12.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 13.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 15.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 17.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) yawn
- 18.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) sun
- 20.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) torch
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 24.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) up (c) tiger
- 25.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) watermelon
- 27.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) watermelon
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) window (c) tiger
- 29.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) up
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) van (c) wolf
- 33.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) van
- 35.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) up
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) saw
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) saw
- 39.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) ten
- 40.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) van (c) tap
Answer key
- up
- v
- u
- watch
- zebra
- umbrella
- six
- w
- six
- z
- fox
- v
- t
- yo-yo
- t
- zebra
- yawn
- s
- yarn
- y
- y
- yawn
- yo-yo
- web
- v
- tea
- watermelon
- window
- z
- s
- up
- ten
- turkey
- van
- turkey
- z
- saw
- watermelon
- soap
- van
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