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) tub (b) ten (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) tent
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) tooth
- 5.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) six (b) saw (c) wolf
- 6.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 7.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) zebra
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) violin
- 10.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) van
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) up (c) zero
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) tent
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) sun (c) zero
- 18.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) zip
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 21.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) wolf
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tiger
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) zebra
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) up (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 26.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 27.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 28.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) box (c) tap
- 30.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 31.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) tea (c) up
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) ox (c) sun
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) tomato
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tap
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) wave
- 36.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) torch
- 39.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) van
Answer key
- six
- watch
- yawn
- up
- wolf
- tooth
- s
- violin
- zebra
- y
- van
- zero
- z
- u
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- web
- turkey
- fox
- sock
- wolf
- soap
- yawn
- z
- watermelon
- t
- t
- t
- box
- sun
- up
- ox
- sun
- zero
- umbrella
- t
- zero
- torch
- w
- ten
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