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) saw (b) yarn (c) box
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) web
- 3.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) tiger
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) web
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) tap
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) zebra
- 8.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 9.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) tent
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) yawn
- 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) wolf (c) saw
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) yawn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) soap
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) van (c) yawn
- 20.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) yawn
- 21.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) fox (c) tiger
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) violin
- 24.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) van
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 26.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) yarn
- 28.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) window
- 29.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) window
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) saw
- 31.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) yarn
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) ten (c) sun
- 36.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) web (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) wolf
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) up
- 40.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) volcano
Answer key
- box
- zebra
- s
- yarn
- tea
- six
- sock
- v
- u
- yo-yo
- s
- zebra
- ox
- z
- saw
- yo-yo
- watch
- soap
- wave
- yawn
- v
- fox
- violin
- torch
- v
- t
- tap
- sun
- zero
- web
- w
- yarn
- umbrella
- umbrella
- sun
- tooth
- wolf
- z
- zip
- watch
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