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