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) window (b) fox (c) turtle
- 2.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) yawn
- 3.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 5.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) van (c) zip
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 8.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) six (c) web
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wave (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) window
- 12.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tooth (b) van (c) sun
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) ox
- 15.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) saw
- 16.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) zero
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) sock
- 19.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) yawn
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 22.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) yarn
- 23.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) six (c) web
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) tap
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) web (c) box
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tea
- 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) saw (c) van
- 29.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) tap
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) tap
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tiger
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) violin
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 37.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 38.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- fox
- yawn
- t
- z
- y
- zip
- umbrella
- web
- six
- up
- window
- t
- van
- ox
- saw
- t
- zero
- tiger
- watermelon
- s
- u
- yarn
- web
- wolf
- box
- yarn
- yawn
- saw
- w
- yawn
- y
- wave
- sock
- violin
- umbrella
- sun
- t
- t
- zebra
- watch
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