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) sun (c) volcano
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) van
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) yawn
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 5.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) tiger
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) yarn
- 8.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 9.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 10.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) window
- 13.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) sun (c) tea
- 15.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) web
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) wave
- 18.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) wolf (c) tap
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) watch
- 21.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) van (c) yarn
- 22.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) window
- 24.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) zebra
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) zero
- 26.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) ox (c) tiger
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) turkey
- 28.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) watch
- 29.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yarn (b) tiger (c) six
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) yarn
- 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) tub
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) yo-yo
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) soap (c) yarn
- 35.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) zip
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) volcano
- 38.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) watch
- 40.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
Answer key
- fox
- sun
- six
- y
- yo-yo
- umbrella
- yarn
- watermelon
- s
- w
- turkey
- violin
- v
- up
- w
- violin
- tub
- saw
- v
- zip
- yarn
- t
- window
- zebra
- box
- ox
- saw
- watch
- tiger
- zero
- s
- wave
- yo-yo
- web
- t
- saw
- volcano
- t
- watch
- y
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