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