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) turtle (b) web (c) six
- 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) web (b) up (c) yawn
- 3.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 6.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turkey (c) violin
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) fox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) six (c) zip
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) turtle (c) ten
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) sock
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) zebra
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) zero
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 18.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) tea
- 19.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) saw
- 20.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) yarn
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tiger
- 23.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) van (b) up (c) watch
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 27.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) ten
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) tap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) web (c) zebra
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) zebra
- 32.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) torch
- 33.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tub
- 34.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tooth
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) turkey
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) six
Answer key
- six
- up
- y
- violin
- z
- w
- u
- box
- fox
- zip
- umbrella
- zip
- sock
- yawn
- watch
- ox
- w
- tea
- zebra
- s
- yarn
- zero
- v
- u
- watch
- yo-yo
- soap
- ten
- up
- web
- zebra
- yawn
- six
- tooth
- umbrella
- van
- sock
- wave
- z
- watermelon
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