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) tooth (b) ox (c) saw
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) wave
- 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 4.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) ten
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) web (c) zero
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 8.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) window
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) tooth
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) window
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) sun
- 14.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) up (c) six
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) volcano
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) soap
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) up (c) tent
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) sun
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) umbrella
- 21.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 22.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 23.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) six
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) tomato
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) zip
- 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) box
- 31.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) wave
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) tiger
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) saw
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) wolf
- 37.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 38.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) six (c) watch
Answer key
- ox
- violin
- u
- w
- yawn
- six
- w
- t
- yarn
- sock
- s
- window
- sun
- t
- six
- volcano
- torch
- up
- van
- tooth
- v
- s
- u
- turtle
- ten
- zero
- volcano
- z
- s
- box
- zip
- saw
- up
- zip
- zip
- turkey
- watermelon
- t
- turkey
- van
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