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) sock (b) fox (c) tomato
- 2.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) six
- 7.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) zip (c) wave
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) tap
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) six (c) violin
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) six (c) van
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) sun
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zero (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) watch
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) zero
- 19.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tooth
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) window (b) up (c) sock
- 21.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) ten
- 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) window (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 24.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
- 25.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) six (c) zero
- 27.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) van (c) torch
- 28.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) up (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) web (c) tomato
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) volcano
- 32.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) window (b) six (c) ten
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) sock (b) watch (c) tap
- 36.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 37.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) yarn
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) tap
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) zip
- 40.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
Answer key
- fox
- y
- zebra
- sock
- saw
- tent
- w
- umbrella
- v
- wave
- van
- violin
- six
- six
- sun
- box
- watch
- zero
- zip
- up
- yarn
- volcano
- zip
- w
- s
- window
- van
- w
- up
- web
- volcano
- s
- v
- six
- tap
- y
- volcano
- yo-yo
- violin
- u
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