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) fox (c) volcano
- 2.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 3.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) violin
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) torch (c) box
- 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) sock
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sun (c) yawn
- 9.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) turkey
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) tea (c) wolf
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 15.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wave (b) sun (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tent
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) up
- 18.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 19.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) web (b) soap (c) tent
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) watch
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) van (c) zip
- 22.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) van (c) yawn
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) saw (b) window (c) violin
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tea (b) six (c) tomato
- 26.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) tomato (c) zero
- 28.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) saw (c) tent
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) tub
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) six (c) zip
- 32.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) up (c) sun
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) zip
- 36.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 37.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) tub
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) up (c) tent
Answer key
- fox
- t
- v
- tap
- box
- s
- umbrella
- sun
- yawn
- turkey
- z
- u
- wolf
- w
- yarn
- six
- yarn
- w
- soap
- watch
- saw
- sun
- violin
- window
- six
- s
- zero
- s
- six
- web
- zip
- s
- turtle
- up
- torch
- v
- t
- z
- zebra
- tent
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