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) saw (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) sock
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) van (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) tub
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) ten
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) soap
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) tub
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) volcano
- 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
- 14.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) torch
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) window (c) volcano
- 16.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) tap
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 20.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) web
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) six (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) wave (c) zero
- 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) turkey
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) violin
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) van
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) window (c) tent
- 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) ten (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) web
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) turkey
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tent
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) torch (c) six
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- umbrella
- yarn
- six
- van
- wave
- violin
- fox
- tap
- zebra
- ox
- s
- u
- yo-yo
- watch
- box
- z
- u
- up
- wolf
- turtle
- volcano
- yawn
- six
- up
- six
- w
- sun
- z
- violin
- van
- y
- sun
- w
- zip
- ten
- turkey
- watch
- torch
- s
- t
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