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) up (b) box (c) zero
- 2.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) zero
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) up (c) web
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) wolf (c) six
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) yarn
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) zebra
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) six (c) tub
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) six (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tub
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) zip
- 15.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 16.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 19.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) web (b) saw (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) web (c) watch
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sun (c) wolf
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) watermelon
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 24.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) turkey
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 27.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) web (c) ten
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tomato (b) turkey (c) violin
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) van (c) tap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) zero (c) tiger
- 32.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 33.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 34.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tap (b) up (c) watch
- 36.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) torch
- 37.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 38.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tub (c) yawn
- 40.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) sock
Answer key
- box
- turkey
- web
- six
- v
- zebra
- yarn
- sock
- u
- six
- tap
- soap
- volcano
- zip
- y
- w
- s
- violin
- web
- tub
- ox
- watermelon
- y
- t
- turkey
- w
- t
- sun
- violin
- van
- tiger
- v
- s
- t
- up
- yarn
- w
- u
- up
- sock
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