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