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) soap (b) tap (c) fox
- 2.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) turtle
- 4.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 6.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) zero
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) sock
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) tiger
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 12.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) saw
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 14.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) sun
- 16.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) sock (c) box
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) tea (c) up
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) zebra
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) tomato
- 21.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) torch
- 22.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tiger
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) yarn
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) sock
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) ten (b) van (c) tiger
- 27.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) six (b) wave (c) tooth
- 28.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sock (c) up
- 30.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) van
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) tea
- 35.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 37.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) window
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) web (c) tomato
- 39.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) wave
Answer key
- fox
- u
- yarn
- v
- turkey
- w
- zero
- yarn
- watermelon
- zero
- z
- wave
- s
- v
- tub
- z
- box
- up
- umbrella
- zebra
- torch
- web
- wave
- z
- zip
- van
- tooth
- w
- sock
- s
- van
- volcano
- sun
- tea
- y
- umbrella
- window
- web
- wolf
- six
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