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) yawn (b) up (c) sock
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) saw
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) ox
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) umbrella
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) tiger (c) zip
- 9.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 10.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) wave
- 12.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tub
- 13.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) fox (c) ten
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tomato
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) tub
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) window
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) sun
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) volcano
- 20.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) up
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) tent
- 27.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) sock
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) zebra
- 30.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 31.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) zebra
- 33.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) sock
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) sock
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) zip (c) yarn
- 36.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) six
- 37.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) umbrella
- 39.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) turtle
Answer key
- up
- saw
- ox
- watermelon
- umbrella
- umbrella
- ten
- zip
- w
- t
- violin
- sun
- t
- fox
- tomato
- sock
- volcano
- sun
- volcano
- w
- v
- sun
- s
- zero
- z
- web
- tap
- z
- saw
- t
- s
- zebra
- web
- turkey
- zip
- turkey
- up
- window
- w
- saw
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