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) six (b) wolf (c) saw
- 2.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) ten
- 4.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) ten (b) van (c) tent
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) turkey (c) tooth
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) soap (c) tomato
- 9.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tap (b) tea (c) yarn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) wave
- 12.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) tooth
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) yarn (c) ten
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) saw
- 15.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) up (b) soap (c) ten
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) fox
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zip (c) ten
- 20.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tiger
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) zip
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) violin
- 24.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 25.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 26.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) web
- 27.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 29.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) torch
- 30.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) tiger
- 33.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) sun
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) sun
- 37.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) window
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) up (c) wave
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- six
- w
- ten
- van
- box
- y
- saw
- zip
- s
- yarn
- van
- sock
- ten
- saw
- ten
- fox
- volcano
- v
- zip
- sun
- sock
- umbrella
- yawn
- t
- z
- sun
- volcano
- v
- van
- s
- y
- web
- w
- s
- watch
- yarn
- tent
- zero
- tea
- volcano
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