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) up (b) ox (c) watch
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) fox
- 3.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) soap
- 4.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 5.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) tooth
- 7.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) up (c) umbrella
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 12.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) torch (b) sock (c) ten
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) six (c) turtle
- 17.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) tooth
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) box
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) ten (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) torch (c) soap
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) tooth
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) volcano
- 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 26.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) saw
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) soap (c) ten
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) six
- 29.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
- 30.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) window
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) web
- 32.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) web (c) sock
- 34.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) zero
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) volcano
- 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) web (b) zip (c) yo-yo
Answer key
- ox
- fox
- zero
- yo-yo
- t
- tooth
- w
- tub
- u
- umbrella
- y
- z
- zero
- sock
- s
- turtle
- t
- watermelon
- y
- box
- window
- torch
- yarn
- zip
- u
- up
- ten
- six
- w
- yarn
- violin
- s
- web
- y
- volcano
- six
- yawn
- s
- soap
- yo-yo
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