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