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 ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) up (c) saw
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) watch
- 3.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) six
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tea (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) sock (c) tooth
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) ox
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) saw (c) tub
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) torch
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) web (c) soap
- 13.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) van (c) torch
- 15.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 16.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) zip (c) sun
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) six (c) zip
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) ten
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) up (c) turkey
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) ten
- 23.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) web (c) zebra
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) web
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) sun
- 28.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tent (c) van
- 30.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 31.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) volcano
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) yawn
- 34.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 36.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 37.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) yarn
Answer key
- box
- up
- s
- umbrella
- watermelon
- van
- sock
- ox
- saw
- zip
- u
- soap
- w
- torch
- y
- van
- z
- zip
- six
- up
- y
- sock
- web
- v
- tiger
- six
- sun
- zebra
- window
- t
- t
- volcano
- yawn
- t
- w
- t
- z
- zip
- v
- wolf
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