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 picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zero
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) tap (c) box
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) sun
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) soap
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) turkey
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) wave
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) zero (c) sun
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) tea (c) zip
- 10.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tub (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tea (c) yawn
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) sun
- 14.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) tub
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 16.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 17.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) window
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) tea
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tap (c) tub
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 22.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 24.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) saw (c) sun
- 27.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) six
- 29.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) violin
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) zero
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) wolf
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) turkey
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) six (c) up
- 35.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) up (c) saw
- 38.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) watermelon (c) ten
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) fox
Answer key
- wolf
- box
- sun
- soap
- up
- z
- violin
- sun
- zip
- w
- watermelon
- ox
- yarn
- yarn
- zebra
- u
- volcano
- yo-yo
- window
- sock
- z
- y
- up
- t
- watermelon
- torch
- w
- six
- yo-yo
- s
- zero
- saw
- sock
- six
- w
- z
- saw
- u
- ten
- fox
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