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