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