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) turkey (b) zero (c) box
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) up (c) tap
- 5.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tiger (c) tomato
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) tent
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) tub
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tea (c) watermelon
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) ten
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) torch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) up
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 16.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turtle (b) six (c) zebra
- 17.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) tent
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 20.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) van
- 22.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 23.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) yarn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) yawn
- 30.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 31.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 32.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) tent
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tooth (b) saw (c) up
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) wave (b) van (c) tent
- 36.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) window
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) soap
- 38.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) torch (b) six (c) watch
- 39.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) six
- 40.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- box
- yo-yo
- yawn
- tap
- t
- ox
- watermelon
- watch
- volcano
- six
- six
- saw
- tiger
- zebra
- s
- six
- tent
- umbrella
- y
- w
- van
- t
- t
- tub
- zero
- w
- yarn
- turkey
- sun
- z
- w
- saw
- tooth
- z
- tent
- window
- yo-yo
- torch
- tomato
- s
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