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) yawn (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) watch (c) up
- 3.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) volcano
- 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) zip
- 7.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 9.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 11.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) tiger
- 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 14.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) tiger
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 16.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) wave (c) zebra
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) zero
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) zip
- 21.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) tooth
- 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) window (c) violin
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) web
- 27.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) tent
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) tent
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) tea
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) watch
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) tomato
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) wave
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) window
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) umbrella
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) torch (c) six
Answer key
- umbrella
- up
- s
- yarn
- s
- up
- w
- violin
- w
- t
- y
- volcano
- yo-yo
- zebra
- s
- w
- wave
- yawn
- turkey
- zip
- watch
- v
- y
- violin
- z
- web
- y
- watermelon
- yarn
- tent
- umbrella
- u
- zero
- yo-yo
- wolf
- saw
- tiger
- s
- box
- six
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