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) tomato (b) fox (c) wolf
- 2.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watch (c) soap
- 4.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) torch (c) sock
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) six
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) van (c) yarn
- 9.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 10.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) turtle
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) tomato
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 13.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) van (c) wolf
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) six (c) tub
- 17.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) wolf
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 19.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) up
- 22.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 23.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) ox
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 26.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 27.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 29.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) volcano
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) torch
- 32.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) window
- 35.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) violin
- 37.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) van
- 39.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) sun
Answer key
- fox
- t
- six
- v
- sock
- u
- six
- yarn
- s
- window
- soap
- zebra
- t
- up
- v
- web
- zero
- volcano
- tomato
- z
- up
- w
- t
- ox
- umbrella
- s
- w
- u
- z
- volcano
- umbrella
- volcano
- tent
- saw
- t
- violin
- z
- van
- v
- tiger
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