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