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 starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) saw
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) six
- 3.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) up (c) zero
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) yarn
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 8.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turkey (b) tub (c) yarn
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) sock
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) ox
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) saw
- 14.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 15.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 16.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zip (c) tub
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) tent
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) window
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) six
- 22.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) zero
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) up (c) window
- 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) zero
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) yarn (c) zero
- 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) soap
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 30.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) zebra
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) web (c) yawn
- 32.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 33.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) ten
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) tiger
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) wave
- 39.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) window (b) violin (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) violin
Answer key
- saw
- six
- s
- up
- zebra
- yo-yo
- tomato
- yarn
- sock
- ox
- torch
- y
- zip
- z
- y
- u
- box
- up
- van
- window
- six
- web
- y
- tap
- zero
- zero
- fox
- v
- s
- van
- yawn
- s
- v
- ten
- tiger
- tub
- tiger
- wave
- violin
- watermelon
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