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) zebra
- 2.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) s
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 4.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) window (c) up
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) up
- 6.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) torch
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) tub
- 9.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) ten
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) tiger
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) ten (c) fox
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) six (c) sock
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) saw
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) web (c) yawn
- 18.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) six (b) van (c) watch
- 20.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 21.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) web
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) tea
- 24.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) van (c) soap
- 26.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) tiger
- 28.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) violin
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 30.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) turtle
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) torch
- 33.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) sun
- 36.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 38.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) tent (c) van
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) sun
- 40.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
Answer key
- box
- s
- z
- sock
- up
- sock
- u
- umbrella
- ten
- yarn
- violin
- fox
- turkey
- u
- six
- saw
- yawn
- s
- van
- w
- turkey
- saw
- sock
- t
- soap
- y
- zebra
- tent
- z
- t
- turtle
- torch
- w
- wave
- wolf
- umbrella
- v
- van
- violin
- v
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