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