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) fox (b) sun (c) wolf
- 2.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 5.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) box (c) up
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) web
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) up
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zero (c) soap
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) wave
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tomato
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) six (b) window (c) yarn
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yo-yo (c) tea
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) window (c) tiger
- 23.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) van
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 28.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) torch
- 30.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) window
- 32.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) sock
- 34.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) web (c) yawn
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) soap (c) turkey
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) zip
- 39.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) tent
Answer key
- fox
- z
- yarn
- v
- w
- box
- yawn
- umbrella
- zip
- up
- zero
- ten
- sock
- z
- yarn
- u
- yo-yo
- v
- y
- umbrella
- u
- up
- t
- s
- van
- tiger
- tea
- t
- zebra
- t
- window
- turkey
- tomato
- y
- web
- turkey
- violin
- watch
- y
- volcano
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