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) sock (b) turkey (c) box
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tomato (b) torch (c) yarn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 4.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tooth (b) tub (c) soap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) window
- 6.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 7.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 8.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) wave (c) turkey
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 12.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) watch (c) turkey
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) soap
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) up (c) tub
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) tent
- 19.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 20.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) violin
- 21.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) up (c) zero
- 23.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) tomato
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) zip (c) zero
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) tomato (c) zip
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) wolf (c) ox
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) yarn
- 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 33.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) web (b) tent (c) sun
- 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) saw
- 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 37.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) watch
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 40.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
Answer key
- box
- yarn
- umbrella
- soap
- zebra
- t
- s
- violin
- watermelon
- van
- y
- t
- up
- soap
- up
- z
- u
- zebra
- w
- tent
- v
- zero
- w
- tomato
- six
- zip
- ox
- yarn
- umbrella
- tub
- tea
- wolf
- sun
- volcano
- saw
- t
- s
- watch
- yawn
- z
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