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