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) yawn (b) tomato (c) fox
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tooth
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) six
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 7.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) wolf
- 8.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) van (b) watch (c) ten
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) box (c) soap
- 10.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) ten (c) zero
- 12.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 14.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) zip (c) yawn
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) wave
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) up
- 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) up (b) zip (c) van
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 23.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) six (c) watch
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) web
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) van
- 27.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) tea (c) yawn
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) web (c) tap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) tooth
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) tomato
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) watermelon
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 34.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) web
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) torch
- 39.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) wave (c) watermelon
Answer key
- fox
- six
- watch
- v
- watch
- u
- wolf
- ten
- box
- y
- zero
- z
- wave
- u
- zip
- ox
- violin
- sun
- soap
- van
- zip
- turkey
- s
- tub
- zip
- van
- yawn
- soap
- yo-yo
- sock
- sock
- watermelon
- s
- t
- s
- z
- zebra
- torch
- t
- volcano
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