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