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