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) volcano (b) torch (c) ox
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) fox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) turkey
- 6.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watch (b) up (c) tooth
- 9.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) six
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) van (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) six
- 13.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) up
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) zip
- 16.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 18.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) wave
- 20.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) violin
- 23.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) window (b) zip (c) tap
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) box (c) saw
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) van (c) zebra
- 26.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sock (b) up (c) tea
- 27.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 28.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 29.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) web
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) yawn
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) watch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) tomato
- 36.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 37.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 39.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) zip
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) saw
Answer key
- ox
- fox
- watermelon
- y
- six
- wolf
- zebra
- up
- s
- watermelon
- saw
- zero
- y
- up
- zip
- z
- s
- t
- wave
- w
- umbrella
- violin
- window
- box
- zebra
- tea
- sun
- u
- v
- soap
- yawn
- z
- u
- zip
- yawn
- tea
- w
- s
- tomato
- yarn
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