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) ten (b) yawn (c) fox
- 2.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) violin
- 4.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 8.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) tiger
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) up (c) turtle
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) sun
- 11.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) wolf
- 13.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 14.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) box (c) watermelon
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) web (c) violin
- 17.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) yawn (c) window
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) saw
- 23.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) volcano
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) torch (c) tomato
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) sun
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tea (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) web
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) soap
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tea
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tomato
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) van
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 38.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) zero
- 40.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) sock
Answer key
- fox
- van
- violin
- sock
- zebra
- tiger
- wolf
- web
- van
- window
- v
- wolf
- z
- t
- box
- violin
- s
- s
- yawn
- y
- turkey
- tea
- w
- volcano
- z
- v
- ox
- sun
- six
- tea
- sock
- soap
- zip
- saw
- up
- tomato
- v
- umbrella
- yarn
- tea
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