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