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) umbrella (b) tub (c) six
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) violin
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) yawn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) soap
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 7.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) wave
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) zip
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) torch (c) saw
- 12.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 14.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) tea (c) ten
- 15.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) ox (c) soap
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) tent
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) violin
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) fox
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) up
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) box (c) wave
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 25.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) van (b) zero (c) saw
- 27.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) six
- 29.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) volcano
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) web (c) sun
- 31.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tea (b) window (c) umbrella
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) web (c) torch
- 33.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) saw
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) violin
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 38.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) yarn
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) volcano
Answer key
- umbrella
- violin
- soap
- six
- tub
- watermelon
- w
- wave
- yawn
- tomato
- saw
- z
- umbrella
- van
- z
- torch
- ox
- u
- tent
- sun
- fox
- tooth
- box
- z
- s
- zero
- yo-yo
- six
- ten
- web
- window
- up
- s
- tea
- turkey
- tiger
- y
- v
- zebra
- sock
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