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) turkey (b) ox (c) zip
- 2.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 3.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tiger
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tooth
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) watermelon
- 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) violin
- 8.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) up
- 10.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 11.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) zebra
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) turkey
- 14.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) box
- 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) zip
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) fox
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tap
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 22.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) umbrella
- 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) turkey
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) wave
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tub (b) van (c) zebra
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 32.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) tap
- 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) window
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) yarn
- 36.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) six
- 38.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) yarn
- 39.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) umbrella (b) tub (c) soap
- 40.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) soap
Answer key
- ox
- tub
- s
- zero
- violin
- sun
- violin
- z
- up
- w
- sock
- soap
- zebra
- v
- box
- z
- turkey
- watermelon
- fox
- six
- saw
- t
- umbrella
- y
- up
- sock
- volcano
- wave
- volcano
- zebra
- z
- t
- zero
- yawn
- violin
- w
- tiger
- yarn
- tub
- tea
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