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) wolf (b) ox (c) zebra
- 2.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tomato
- 3.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) van
- 4.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) yarn
- 7.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) web
- 8.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) watch
- 10.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) tea
- 13.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) watch
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) up (c) sun
- 17.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) six
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) up
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tent
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) wave
- 22.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) zero
- 23.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) window
- 25.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) turtle
- 26.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) turtle
- 27.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tap (c) volcano
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) saw (c) zero
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) saw
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 32.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) zip
- 34.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 35.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) six (c) umbrella
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) soap
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) six
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) sock
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) van (c) torch
Answer key
- ox
- tomato
- van
- z
- umbrella
- yarn
- turtle
- w
- watch
- y
- zip
- zebra
- w
- zero
- u
- up
- t
- six
- wave
- violin
- turkey
- window
- s
- window
- volcano
- turtle
- six
- umbrella
- zero
- up
- u
- t
- tent
- v
- yawn
- six
- box
- tent
- yawn
- sun
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