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) web (b) ox (c) zero
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) yarn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zebra
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) van
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) saw (c) ten
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) van (c) turtle
- 7.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zip (c) tiger
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) six
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) sock
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) van
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) torch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tooth
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) window (c) zebra
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sock (c) soap
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) web (c) tap
- 20.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) van (c) turkey
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) fox
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) violin
- 23.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
- 24.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) tub
- 26.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 28.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) wolf
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) tomato (c) saw
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) torch
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) torch (c) yawn
- 33.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 34.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) turkey (c) sun
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 38.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 39.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) sun
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) ten
Answer key
- ox
- yarn
- umbrella
- van
- ten
- van
- z
- box
- six
- s
- sock
- zebra
- up
- soap
- zero
- zebra
- up
- u
- web
- turkey
- fox
- six
- t
- v
- volcano
- tiger
- wolf
- yo-yo
- yawn
- saw
- sun
- yawn
- t
- w
- turkey
- z
- u
- t
- window
- watch
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