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