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) umbrella (b) fox (c) torch
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) six (c) torch
- 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) volcano
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) soap
- 7.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 8.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) u
- 9.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) box (c) soap
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) zip (c) up
- 12.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 13.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 14.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) zero
- 15.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) web (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) sock
- 17.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 20.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) up
- 21.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yawn (b) wave (c) tiger
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) soap
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 25.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) volcano (c) yarn
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) saw (c) yawn
- 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) up
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) ox
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) six
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) volcano
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) window (c) tiger
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) sock (c) zip
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tomato
- 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) sun
- 39.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 40.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
Answer key
- fox
- six
- z
- yarn
- volcano
- up
- w
- u
- s
- box
- van
- v
- y
- web
- web
- yawn
- v
- yo-yo
- z
- zip
- wave
- s
- zebra
- s
- v
- yarn
- saw
- zebra
- ox
- t
- six
- s
- tomato
- tiger
- sock
- violin
- u
- sun
- z
- t
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