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