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) fox (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) volcano
- 3.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zip (c) tomato
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) ten
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) up
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) ox (c) ten
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) wave (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) window
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) tub
- 19.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) up (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) torch (b) watch (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 23.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tea (c) soap
- 25.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) tiger
- 27.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) zip
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tap (c) web
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) saw (c) zebra
- 31.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) zip
- 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) soap
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) zero (c) up
- 37.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 38.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 40.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
Answer key
- fox
- volcano
- yo-yo
- u
- u
- v
- tomato
- six
- yarn
- wave
- umbrella
- sock
- up
- t
- ox
- six
- volcano
- tub
- t
- tooth
- zero
- watermelon
- s
- soap
- w
- zebra
- y
- ten
- box
- ten
- zebra
- y
- wolf
- zero
- w
- up
- t
- t
- watermelon
- s
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