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