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