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) soap (b) sock (c) ox
- 2.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) zero (c) van
- 5.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sock (b) van (c) zip
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) watch
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) window (c) ten
- 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) yawn
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 12.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) window (b) van (c) soap
- 13.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) watermelon
- 14.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 15.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 17.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tooth (b) violin (c) web
- 18.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) torch
- 22.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 23.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) watch
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) sock
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) tomato
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) van
- 30.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) web
- 31.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 32.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) web (c) watch
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) up
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) yarn
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) web (c) umbrella
- 39.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 40.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
Answer key
- ox
- w
- turtle
- six
- van
- watch
- ten
- u
- yawn
- tub
- tap
- van
- tea
- w
- v
- umbrella
- violin
- z
- v
- s
- violin
- w
- s
- umbrella
- watch
- z
- zebra
- yo-yo
- van
- up
- y
- t
- wolf
- saw
- up
- yarn
- s
- web
- t
- w
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