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