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) yarn (b) ox (c) zero
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) watch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) zebra
- 4.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 5.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) watch
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) up (c) violin
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) window (c) tooth
- 9.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 10.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) torch
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) sock
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 16.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 17.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) wolf
- 18.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 19.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) zebra
- 20.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) tub
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) tea (c) turkey
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) violin (c) tap
- 23.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 25.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) zero
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) window (c) zip
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) van
- 29.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) box (c) soap
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) up
- 31.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) yawn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) torch
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) zip
- 35.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yawn (b) yarn (c) window
- 36.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) watch
- 37.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) volcano
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) van
Answer key
- ox
- yawn
- zebra
- w
- watch
- violin
- umbrella
- tooth
- turtle
- z
- six
- wave
- sock
- u
- yo-yo
- t
- wolf
- t
- umbrella
- violin
- web
- tap
- z
- volcano
- w
- torch
- window
- soap
- box
- tiger
- torch
- yarn
- yawn
- zip
- window
- tooth
- saw
- six
- watermelon
- zero
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