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) tooth (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) tea (c) watch
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) ox
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) six (c) tomato
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) box (c) torch
- 8.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) tooth (c) zip
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) van
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) soap (c) wave
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) web
- 16.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 17.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 18.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) window (c) ten
- 20.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) six
- 21.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) yawn
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 23.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tub
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) window
- 27.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) tiger
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) zip
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) zero
- 36.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) sun (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) tap
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) yarn
Answer key
- umbrella
- watch
- ox
- z
- sock
- six
- box
- sock
- zip
- t
- yo-yo
- van
- ten
- wave
- tooth
- sock
- s
- u
- window
- zebra
- window
- s
- tub
- yawn
- u
- window
- s
- y
- v
- violin
- z
- yo-yo
- z
- torch
- violin
- web
- zero
- six
- yawn
- yarn
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