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) torch (b) six (c) web
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) six
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) van (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tub (b) up (c) six
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 7.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) van (b) watch (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) tent
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) six (c) zip
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) fox
- 11.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) window
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zip (c) watch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 14.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) van (c) turkey
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 17.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) sock
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) six (c) tub
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) zebra
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 25.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 28.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 30.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) soap
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wolf (b) watch (c) tent
- 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) zip
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tent
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 36.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) tomato
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) zip
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) van (c) yarn
- 40.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- six
- six
- z
- sock
- six
- yarn
- turkey
- violin
- van
- fox
- soap
- box
- yo-yo
- y
- turkey
- u
- v
- tomato
- umbrella
- tub
- zebra
- sun
- volcano
- u
- t
- tiger
- yarn
- w
- yo-yo
- zebra
- tent
- y
- zip
- umbrella
- y
- t
- soap
- zip
- yarn
- t
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