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