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) tomato (b) ox (c) tea
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) torch (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) tub
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) up (c) umbrella
- 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) watch
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) tub (c) yawn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) watch (c) tub
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) tea
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) window
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 16.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 17.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) up (c) tea
- 19.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sun (c) ten
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) web (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tooth
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) yarn
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) tea
- 26.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) six
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 31.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) van
- 32.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) violin
- 34.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) tap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) turkey
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) violin (c) watermelon
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) tent
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) zip
- 40.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) ten
Answer key
- ox
- umbrella
- zero
- torch
- watch
- yawn
- tub
- box
- u
- u
- watermelon
- soap
- umbrella
- tiger
- z
- z
- t
- up
- volcano
- sun
- tomato
- up
- yarn
- y
- tea
- v
- six
- violin
- soap
- wolf
- zero
- w
- torch
- s
- volcano
- turkey
- turtle
- yo-yo
- zip
- ten
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