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