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) ten (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) wave (c) six
- 3.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) web
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) window
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) sun
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 7.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) van
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) tomato
- 10.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) fox (c) tiger
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) saw (c) yarn
- 13.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) sun (c) zero
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 16.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) zebra
- 18.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) six (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) zip
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) sun
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) zero
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) six (c) violin
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) van
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) volcano
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
- 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) watch (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 29.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) violin
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) soap
- 32.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 33.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) volcano
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) up
- 36.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) yawn
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) tub
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) wolf
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) umbrella
Answer key
- up
- six
- sock
- yawn
- tub
- umbrella
- yawn
- sock
- zip
- s
- fox
- yarn
- tub
- zero
- u
- w
- watermelon
- six
- zip
- zebra
- box
- yarn
- violin
- van
- volcano
- saw
- soap
- yo-yo
- s
- violin
- soap
- t
- z
- volcano
- ox
- torch
- violin
- yawn
- u
- umbrella
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