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) watermelon (b) saw (c) box
- 2.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) tub
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) zero
- 4.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) web
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) wave
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) up (c) ten
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) wave
- 8.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) sun
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) zebra
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) violin
- 14.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 15.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yawn
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 18.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 19.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) window
- 20.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) torch
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) ten
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tea (c) yarn
- 23.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tea (c) turkey
- 25.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) yarn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) zero
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) sock
- 30.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) sock (c) zebra
- 31.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) up
- 34.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) web
- 35.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) turkey
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) sock
- 37.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 38.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) web (c) tomato
- 40.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tub (b) web (c) volcano
Answer key
- box
- yawn
- six
- zebra
- wave
- ten
- umbrella
- sun
- u
- t
- s
- zebra
- fox
- y
- s
- yawn
- yo-yo
- z
- tea
- wave
- zip
- window
- t
- six
- z
- yarn
- volcano
- volcano
- tomato
- window
- v
- tomato
- up
- web
- wave
- sock
- watermelon
- y
- ox
- web
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