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) turkey (b) torch (c) ox
- 2.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) zero
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) turkey
- 4.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) torch (b) tooth (c) saw
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) zip
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) yawn
- 7.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 9.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) six (c) zero
- 12.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) v
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 14.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) soap
- 15.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tooth
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) web (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) van (c) turtle
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) window (c) tooth
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) tub
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) saw (c) turkey
- 21.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) sun
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) wave
- 23.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 24.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 25.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) violin (c) yarn
- 27.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) watch
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tap (c) soap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) torch (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) yawn
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) watch
- 32.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tiger (b) web (c) yawn
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) zero (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) zip
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) tooth
- 36.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) wave
- 38.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) tent
- 40.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) umbrella
Answer key
- ox
- zero
- box
- saw
- zip
- yawn
- s
- u
- w
- v
- zero
- t
- yo-yo
- soap
- tooth
- yarn
- van
- window
- six
- saw
- watermelon
- up
- z
- u
- t
- fox
- tooth
- up
- torch
- ten
- tent
- tiger
- wolf
- web
- zero
- volcano
- zebra
- t
- volcano
- umbrella
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