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) fox (c) tap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) ten
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tea
- 4.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tooth
- 5.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) tap
- 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) sun
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) sock
- 9.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) saw
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) volcano
- 12.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) umbrella
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) van
- 17.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 18.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) violin
- 19.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) yarn
- 21.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 22.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 23.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) ten
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) wolf (c) ten
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 26.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) ten
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) soap
- 29.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) watch
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tiger (c) window
- 31.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tomato (b) zip (c) turtle
- 32.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) wolf
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 34.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) van (c) tomato
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) tub
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) web (c) turkey
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) soap (c) six
Answer key
- fox
- yarn
- tea
- tooth
- zip
- violin
- up
- sock
- watch
- v
- volcano
- tap
- zero
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- watch
- t
- tap
- y
- wolf
- s
- tiger
- ten
- wolf
- s
- t
- umbrella
- zero
- tub
- tiger
- zip
- turkey
- u
- t
- van
- tub
- window
- turkey
- volcano
- six
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