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) saw (b) fox (c) van
- 2.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) tooth
- 4.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) six (c) up
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tiger
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) wave (c) wolf
- 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) watch
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 11.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) six
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) wolf
- 14.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) van (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) zebra
- 16.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) zero
- 18.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) torch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) tomato
- 21.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) wave
- 22.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 23.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) yarn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) soap
- 27.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 29.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) wave
- 30.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) ten
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) wave
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) van
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) watch
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) six
- 35.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) six (c) watch
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) tub (c) sun
- 38.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zip (b) van (c) turtle
- 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) tap (c) yawn
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) sun
Answer key
- fox
- y
- tooth
- up
- u
- tiger
- yarn
- box
- sun
- z
- w
- six
- wolf
- torch
- sock
- s
- sun
- v
- saw
- umbrella
- wave
- s
- u
- yo-yo
- violin
- up
- t
- y
- soap
- zip
- ox
- van
- yarn
- zebra
- t
- ten
- sun
- turtle
- yawn
- volcano
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