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) watermelon (b) wolf (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) tap (c) six
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) tea
- 5.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) violin
- 8.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) yawn
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) window (c) six
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) tea
- 12.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) watch
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) yarn
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) window (c) up
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 21.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tent (c) yarn
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tub (c) tooth
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) tomato
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) van (c) tiger
- 25.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) wolf
- 26.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) violin (b) up (c) watch
- 27.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 28.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) ten
- 30.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) up (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) soap
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) zip
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) tea
- 34.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 36.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) window
- 39.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) yawn
Answer key
- six
- six
- zip
- volcano
- six
- u
- yo-yo
- y
- yawn
- zero
- wolf
- y
- ten
- tomato
- umbrella
- tent
- turtle
- s
- up
- v
- van
- up
- box
- van
- wolf
- watch
- z
- t
- watch
- soap
- soap
- zip
- saw
- t
- yo-yo
- t
- v
- tub
- z
- sun
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