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) tomato (b) sock (c) ox
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) torch (c) zero
- 3.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 4.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 5.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 6.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) box (c) web
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) six
- 10.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) turkey (b) soap (c) watch
- 14.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) yarn
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) yarn (c) up
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) tent
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) wolf (c) tap
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) fox
- 20.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) window (c) van
- 21.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 22.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) tiger
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) up
- 24.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) saw
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wolf (b) sock (c) tea
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) sun
- 28.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) six
- 30.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) saw
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tub (b) six (c) watch
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tiger (c) wolf
- 33.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) web
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) sock (c) saw
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 36.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 37.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wave (c) van
- 39.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) up
Answer key
- ox
- zero
- s
- s
- z
- y
- box
- volcano
- violin
- t
- u
- yarn
- soap
- tap
- v
- up
- six
- wolf
- fox
- window
- umbrella
- tiger
- yawn
- saw
- sock
- sock
- sun
- v
- tomato
- turkey
- six
- tiger
- sun
- web
- u
- s
- y
- up
- y
- yo-yo
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