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