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) zero (b) torch (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) tap
- 3.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) wave (c) watch
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) sock
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 8.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) zero
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) sock
- 10.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) six
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) window
- 13.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) zero (c) yawn
- 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) ten (c) up
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) zero
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 18.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 19.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) van
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) ten
- 23.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) watch
- 24.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) yawn
- 25.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) six
- 26.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) van (b) zebra (c) tea
- 27.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) tooth
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 33.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) tiger
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 35.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) zero
- 37.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) van
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 40.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
Answer key
- six
- yawn
- w
- ox
- violin
- yarn
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- sock
- van
- u
- window
- t
- tiger
- up
- zero
- volcano
- w
- t
- watch
- y
- watch
- watch
- sock
- torch
- tea
- u
- tooth
- zebra
- z
- z
- watermelon
- soap
- sun
- t
- volcano
- t
- soap
- soap
- t
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