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) ox (b) tiger (c) van
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) ten
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) saw
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) window (c) six
- 5.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) saw
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) sock
- 7.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 9.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) sun
- 12.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) window
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) yawn
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) torch (b) six (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) torch (c) volcano
- 23.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 25.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) watch
- 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tea (c) ten
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 30.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) soap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) violin
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 33.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tap (b) torch (c) yarn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) up (c) tooth
- 37.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) turkey
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) umbrella
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) sun (c) tent
- 40.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- ox
- six
- saw
- six
- tiger
- box
- watermelon
- v
- t
- zebra
- wave
- y
- s
- ten
- van
- torch
- yawn
- fox
- t
- violin
- six
- volcano
- y
- turkey
- w
- yawn
- yarn
- up
- t
- tooth
- violin
- u
- z
- yarn
- tub
- tooth
- soap
- yo-yo
- van
- z
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