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