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 “s”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) zero
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) up
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) ten
- 4.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) six
- 8.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 9.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) wave
- 11.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) sun
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 14.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tomato
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) soap (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) window (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 20.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 21.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 22.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) sun
- 23.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) tap
- 24.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 25.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) watch
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) window (c) zebra
- 28.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) wolf
- 29.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 30.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) torch (b) tomato (c) wave
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 32.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) web
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) tooth
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) web
- 37.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) violin
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) soap (c) turtle
Answer key
- six
- up
- yawn
- w
- u
- z
- yawn
- z
- w
- soap
- t
- tiger
- s
- tomato
- yarn
- fox
- yo-yo
- van
- up
- w
- t
- turkey
- watch
- t
- t
- watch
- zebra
- volcano
- watch
- wave
- s
- v
- web
- tooth
- soap
- web
- sun
- saw
- violin
- six
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