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) zebra (c) umbrella
- 2.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) volcano
- 4.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) zip
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) box (c) web
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) van
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) window (c) tomato
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) sock (c) tea
- 13.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 14.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) web (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turtle (b) yarn (c) saw
- 17.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) six (c) torch
- 18.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) tea
- 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) tap
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tooth
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) tub
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) ten
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) yawn
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) wave
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sock (b) window (c) tomato
- 26.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wave (b) up (c) violin
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) watch (c) zebra
- 28.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) zero
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 30.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) zip
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) yarn
- 33.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 34.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) saw
- 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 37.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) window
- 38.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tub (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) yawn
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) soap
Answer key
- fox
- z
- yarn
- w
- zip
- box
- sun
- s
- tomato
- up
- umbrella
- van
- s
- watch
- volcano
- yarn
- six
- tea
- soap
- violin
- tub
- ten
- yawn
- saw
- window
- up
- zebra
- tap
- umbrella
- t
- six
- soap
- t
- w
- saw
- u
- zip
- yo-yo
- watch
- tiger
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