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 “s”? (a) soap (b) van (c) yarn
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) wolf (c) zero
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) up (c) turkey
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) turkey (c) six
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) zero
- 6.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) window (b) van (c) turkey
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 8.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) yo-yo
- 11.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 13.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) watch
- 15.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tiger
- 16.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) up (c) watermelon
- 18.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) violin
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) six
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) wolf (c) sock
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) tap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) watch (c) yarn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) van
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) van
- 28.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) turtle
- 30.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) turkey (c) ten
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) tiger
- 34.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) sock
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tiger
- 36.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) tub
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) zero
- 39.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 40.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
Answer key
- soap
- box
- up
- six
- zero
- window
- s
- t
- u
- soap
- s
- u
- t
- sun
- van
- t
- ten
- tea
- z
- violin
- six
- sock
- y
- zebra
- yarn
- yawn
- up
- t
- soap
- w
- yo-yo
- s
- sun
- torch
- violin
- y
- zip
- zero
- v
- t
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