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) yarn (b) box (c) window
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) up (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tea
- 4.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) zip
- 5.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) watch
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) u
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) six
- 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 9.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) torch
- 10.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) watch
- 11.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 13.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) up (b) six (c) van
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) saw
- 18.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turtle (b) watermelon (c) van
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) wave (c) yawn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) zebra (c) zip
- 22.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) yawn
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) window
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) violin
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) fox
- 26.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 28.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) ox (c) soap
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) wave
- 32.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) up
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) ten (c) volcano
- 35.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) sock
- 37.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) ten (b) six (c) web
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) tea
- 39.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 40.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) wolf
Answer key
- box
- van
- watch
- sun
- yo-yo
- u
- violin
- s
- torch
- watch
- t
- up
- w
- van
- sock
- z
- umbrella
- watermelon
- yawn
- umbrella
- tea
- yawn
- violin
- violin
- fox
- w
- s
- yo-yo
- ox
- z
- six
- ten
- y
- volcano
- s
- tooth
- ten
- yarn
- w
- zebra
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