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 “sock”? (a) tomato (b) soap (c) wolf
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) fox (c) zero
- 3.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zero (b) web (c) ten
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) yo-yo (c) soap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) volcano
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) zip
- 7.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) wave
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) ox (c) torch
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) up (c) six
- 10.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 11.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) sock
- 13.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) turkey (c) violin
- 15.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) violin (c) saw
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) window (c) zip
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) van (c) ten
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) tiger
- 22.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) window
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) web (c) saw
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) six
- 26.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 28.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 29.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) yawn
- 30.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) tiger (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) sun
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) tent
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) six
- 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) ten
- 40.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
Answer key
- soap
- fox
- web
- box
- sun
- zip
- wave
- ox
- up
- w
- z
- up
- zip
- violin
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- torch
- turkey
- web
- ten
- tiger
- window
- yo-yo
- zero
- six
- s
- w
- s
- tea
- tiger
- zebra
- s
- tea
- yo-yo
- volcano
- yarn
- tomato
- z
- sock
- z
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