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) six (b) tea (c) tiger
- 2.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) web (b) sock (c) tub
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) six
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tea (c) sun
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) umbrella
- 9.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) zero
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 11.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 12.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) soap
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) tent
- 17.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) yarn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) wave (c) ten
- 20.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 21.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) yawn
- 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) saw
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) web (c) sun
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) tooth
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) up
- 29.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 30.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) van
- 32.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 34.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) turkey
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) torch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) up (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) zip
- 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 40.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
Answer key
- six
- web
- tiger
- zebra
- z
- fox
- zip
- umbrella
- volcano
- umbrella
- t
- z
- s
- watermelon
- y
- van
- web
- yarn
- ten
- t
- yawn
- yo-yo
- tomato
- ox
- wolf
- wolf
- yo-yo
- sock
- t
- w
- van
- w
- v
- t
- sock
- torch
- up
- ten
- u
- v
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