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) fox (c) yo-yo
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 3.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) sun
- 6.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) watch
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) up (c) tomato
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) torch
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 12.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) wave
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 16.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) soap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) up
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) ten (c) tooth
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) van
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) tap (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) watch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 24.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 25.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 26.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tap
- 29.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) zip
- 31.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) sun
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) up (c) zebra
- 33.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watch (c) tomato
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) six
- 36.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) turtle
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 39.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) tub
Answer key
- fox
- sun
- w
- six
- tiger
- watch
- up
- v
- zip
- sun
- y
- violin
- s
- watch
- zebra
- tent
- violin
- watermelon
- box
- sock
- zero
- volcano
- umbrella
- t
- t
- v
- z
- violin
- w
- zip
- sun
- up
- z
- ox
- six
- wave
- van
- ten
- tent
- six
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