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