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