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