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) ten (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 2.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) sun (b) van (c) saw
- 3.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) tea
- 5.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) turtle (b) watch (c) saw
- 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) soap
- 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 10.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) zip
- 12.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) yarn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) tent
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) sun
- 16.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yo-yo (b) six (c) torch
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) turkey
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 19.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 20.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) window
- 21.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 22.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tap (b) umbrella (c) tiger
- 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zero (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tent (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) tap (c) yarn
- 28.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) violin
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 31.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 32.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 33.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) zebra
- 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) up
- 36.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) yawn
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) six (b) watch (c) up
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) zip
- 40.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
Answer key
- fox
- van
- w
- zero
- w
- watch
- violin
- s
- z
- y
- box
- window
- yawn
- w
- sun
- six
- turkey
- tomato
- umbrella
- torch
- v
- zero
- umbrella
- s
- watermelon
- tent
- yarn
- y
- violin
- u
- t
- z
- t
- zebra
- up
- t
- zero
- watch
- up
- u
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