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) wolf (b) watermelon (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) saw
- 3.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) watch
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) van
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) fox
- 6.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 9.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) saw
- 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 11.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) violin
- 13.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) window
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tiger
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tomato (b) tap (c) zebra
- 17.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) tub
- 18.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tap
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) violin (c) yawn
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) zebra
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) torch
- 23.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) van
- 26.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) window (c) umbrella
- 27.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tea (c) tub
- 30.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tap (c) umbrella
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) window
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) window
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) violin (c) volcano
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) wave (c) violin
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) tomato
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 40.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) up (b) web (c) yawn
Answer key
- six
- saw
- sock
- van
- fox
- z
- u
- v
- wolf
- v
- s
- violin
- turkey
- van
- v
- zebra
- volcano
- t
- zip
- yawn
- zebra
- ox
- y
- sun
- sun
- umbrella
- z
- box
- yarn
- t
- tap
- volcano
- up
- six
- violin
- violin
- ten
- wave
- yo-yo
- web
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