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