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