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) volcano (b) fox (c) tomato
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) watch
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) van (b) watch (c) up
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) torch
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) tent
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 10.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) window (c) wolf
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 13.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) sock
- 15.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) saw
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) six (c) up
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 19.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 20.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) turtle
- 22.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) zip
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) van (c) yawn
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 25.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) zip
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) tooth
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) box
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) window
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) six (c) sun
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tiger (b) tub (c) zero
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watch (c) tiger
- 35.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) window
- 37.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) wave
- 39.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) sock
Answer key
- fox
- yawn
- up
- watch
- wave
- y
- zebra
- v
- y
- t
- ten
- u
- t
- zip
- tiger
- ten
- up
- s
- s
- s
- soap
- zip
- tent
- u
- s
- umbrella
- turkey
- zero
- box
- van
- z
- zero
- zero
- ox
- v
- yarn
- w
- wave
- t
- six
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