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) watch (b) wave (c) ox
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) sun
- 3.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) tent
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) zebra (c) tub
- 6.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) sock (c) yawn
- 7.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) violin
- 8.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 9.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) window (c) six
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) window
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) up
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) van
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) violin
- 16.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 17.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) violin
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) van
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yawn (c) soap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) violin
- 21.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) up (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 22.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) yawn
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) torch (c) zip
- 25.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) umbrella (c) sock
- 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) zero
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) ten
- 29.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) sun
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) tomato
- 32.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) van
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tomato (c) van
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) soap
- 37.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) zero
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) six (c) violin
- 39.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 40.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tiger (b) wolf (c) turkey
Answer key
- ox
- sun
- t
- wolf
- zebra
- yawn
- window
- t
- z
- six
- volcano
- watch
- umbrella
- w
- up
- s
- saw
- van
- yawn
- tiger
- soap
- s
- tub
- box
- y
- sock
- yawn
- zero
- s
- up
- soap
- u
- yarn
- zebra
- web
- zero
- zero
- violin
- y
- wolf
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