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 starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) soap
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) box
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) van (c) six
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) soap
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tent (c) volcano
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) tomato
- 8.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) van
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) fox (c) wave
- 12.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) web (c) tea
- 13.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yarn (c) six
- 15.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) torch
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tea (c) tub
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) ten
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) tent
- 20.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) turtle (b) tomato (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 22.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) watch
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tub (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) sock
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tub
- 28.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) up (b) ten (c) saw
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) tea (c) ox
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) six (c) watermelon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) tent
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) ten (c) saw
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) sun
- 35.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) zero
- 37.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 38.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 39.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tomato
Answer key
- soap
- box
- six
- y
- zebra
- tent
- wolf
- torch
- van
- u
- fox
- zip
- s
- yarn
- saw
- zero
- volcano
- v
- up
- van
- umbrella
- s
- turkey
- sock
- van
- umbrella
- tub
- saw
- ox
- tea
- violin
- ten
- yawn
- sun
- s
- tiger
- w
- u
- t
- sock
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