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) turkey (b) tea (c) box
- 2.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 4.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) tub (c) wave
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) wolf (c) tea
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 9.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 12.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 13.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 14.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 15.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) window (c) zip
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) soap
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) sun
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 19.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) ox
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) fox (c) zero
- 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) web
- 24.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) yarn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) saw
- 27.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 28.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) up (c) tiger
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) soap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 32.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) van
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tomato
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 38.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) up
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) torch (b) web (c) up
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) six
Answer key
- box
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- s
- turtle
- wave
- tea
- volcano
- t
- zebra
- z
- s
- w
- y
- van
- web
- violin
- u
- z
- z
- ox
- fox
- web
- t
- yarn
- zip
- v
- t
- up
- yawn
- umbrella
- t
- sun
- u
- soap
- volcano
- saw
- up
- torch
- six
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