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 picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) zip
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) saw (c) turkey
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) web
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) zebra
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) saw
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) wave
- 7.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) zip
- 8.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) tooth
- 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 11.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 12.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 13.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) u
- 14.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) window
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) window
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) ten (c) volcano
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) sun
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tub (c) yawn
- 23.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) van
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) ten
- 25.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) van
- 27.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) torch
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) turtle (c) zero
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) soap
- 31.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 32.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 34.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turtle (b) tea (c) six
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) violin
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) six (c) tiger
- 37.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) ten (c) zebra
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) tap
Answer key
- zip
- ox
- web
- zebra
- saw
- box
- zip
- w
- tooth
- z
- s
- z
- v
- t
- v
- soap
- yo-yo
- u
- yawn
- volcano
- sun
- fox
- six
- umbrella
- y
- soap
- s
- torch
- violin
- tiger
- z
- y
- six
- six
- tent
- violin
- s
- yarn
- ten
- tap
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