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) tea (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) ten
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) ten (c) turkey
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turtle (c) wolf
- 7.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 9.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) window
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) watch
- 11.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 12.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) web (b) sock (c) zip
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) turkey (c) sun
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) fox (c) window
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) saw
- 21.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 23.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zip (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) soap
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) up
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) zero
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 30.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) six
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watch (c) tomato
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 36.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) tiger
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) window
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) sun
Answer key
- umbrella
- van
- umbrella
- six
- web
- box
- t
- sun
- tiger
- watch
- y
- w
- z
- tap
- tap
- sock
- sun
- fox
- y
- saw
- tea
- y
- s
- up
- zip
- tiger
- zebra
- zero
- v
- wave
- watermelon
- z
- u
- up
- yarn
- v
- soap
- volcano
- window
- turtle
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