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) tomato (c) tap
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) volcano
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) six (c) watch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) window
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) turkey
- 6.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) tea (c) saw
- 7.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) zip
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 10.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 11.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) saw
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) box
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) web
- 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 18.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) tiger (c) van
- 20.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) sun
- 21.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) wave
- 22.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) tap
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) torch (b) violin (c) zero
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) zip
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) volcano
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) torch
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tooth (c) van
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) saw
- 34.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) up
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) zero
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 39.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) van
Answer key
- fox
- saw
- ten
- six
- yarn
- saw
- soap
- tea
- umbrella
- s
- w
- volcano
- box
- tent
- sock
- web
- w
- y
- van
- sun
- turkey
- y
- wolf
- violin
- turkey
- zebra
- volcano
- saw
- yo-yo
- up
- w
- watch
- saw
- u
- up
- zero
- z
- yo-yo
- s
- yawn
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