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) van (b) torch (c) box
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 3.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) fox
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) web (c) zebra
- 7.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 8.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) y
- 9.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) torch
- 10.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) zero
- 12.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 13.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) watermelon
- 14.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) window (b) ten (c) wolf
- 15.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) turtle (c) soap
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zip (b) tap (c) up
- 17.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) ten
- 20.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 22.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) tap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) up
- 25.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) web (c) saw
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) window (c) ten
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 31.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 32.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) six (c) tiger
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) violin (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) van (c) window
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) zip (c) van
- 37.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) wave
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) saw (b) window (c) tea
Answer key
- box
- umbrella
- s
- fox
- saw
- web
- v
- y
- sock
- u
- wave
- y
- tomato
- ten
- soap
- up
- t
- tent
- saw
- t
- zebra
- w
- yarn
- yawn
- web
- zebra
- umbrella
- ox
- z
- u
- w
- tiger
- six
- zero
- six
- van
- tub
- zip
- violin
- tea
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