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) ox (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 2.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) tap
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) soap
- 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) sun
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) van (c) soap
- 11.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) van (c) tea
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) box
- 14.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) six
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) tub
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) up
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tea
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) volcano
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) window
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) saw
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) violin
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) up (c) tomato
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) window
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) six (c) ten
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) fox
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) van (c) sock
- 37.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) yawn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) saw
- 40.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) six
Answer key
- ox
- sun
- umbrella
- yarn
- yo-yo
- zebra
- y
- yawn
- u
- van
- up
- watch
- box
- s
- six
- z
- y
- z
- sock
- saw
- zebra
- turtle
- yo-yo
- zip
- violin
- volcano
- zip
- saw
- violin
- u
- up
- zero
- van
- six
- fox
- sock
- s
- window
- tooth
- zebra
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