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 picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) up
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) wave
- 4.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) sock
- 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) watch
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) van
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) saw
- 10.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) soap (b) van (c) tub
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yarn (c) watch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) tap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tub (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) box
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) turkey
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) ten
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) window
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 22.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) tap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) sun
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) zip
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) wave
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 29.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) six (c) van
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) van (c) tooth
- 32.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) six (b) tea (c) wolf
- 34.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) yarn
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) window (c) van
- 38.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) tea
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 40.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
Answer key
- up
- tub
- umbrella
- watermelon
- y
- yawn
- umbrella
- zip
- zip
- tub
- yarn
- wolf
- window
- sun
- u
- box
- turkey
- six
- wave
- volcano
- z
- t
- soap
- turtle
- zip
- yo-yo
- torch
- v
- y
- six
- tooth
- zero
- tea
- tomato
- yarn
- watermelon
- tap
- tea
- fox
- v
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