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) umbrella (b) box (c) ten
- 2.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) violin
- 4.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) fox
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) turkey
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) sun
- 8.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) zero
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) tent
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) van (c) tea
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 12.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) tub
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 15.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) ox
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) sock
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 23.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) six
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) violin
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) window (c) sock
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) six (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) window (c) turkey
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) six
- 33.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) window
- 34.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) six
- 36.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) saw
- 39.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) web
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) yawn
Answer key
- box
- y
- saw
- t
- fox
- wave
- yarn
- zero
- zero
- web
- tiger
- tub
- sun
- volcano
- t
- yarn
- tooth
- ox
- zebra
- yo-yo
- v
- turkey
- u
- six
- van
- violin
- umbrella
- sock
- six
- violin
- wolf
- tub
- window
- y
- zebra
- z
- yo-yo
- tomato
- sun
- yawn
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