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