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