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) ox (b) sun (c) tooth
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) watch (c) yawn
- 3.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) saw
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) ten
- 5.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 6.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wave (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) wolf
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) watch
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 11.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 12.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tea (b) window (c) soap
- 13.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) box (c) tub
- 15.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) wave (b) zip (c) six
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) zip (c) up
- 18.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) yawn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) wave
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zebra (c) yarn
- 21.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) van
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) van (c) umbrella
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) zero
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 27.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) window (c) tub
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) tea
- 30.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) tub (c) sock
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) soap
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) yawn
- 37.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) v
- 38.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) up (c) sun
- 40.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
Answer key
- ox
- fox
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- t
- s
- up
- wolf
- watch
- umbrella
- y
- soap
- u
- box
- zip
- y
- up
- yawn
- volcano
- zebra
- w
- van
- umbrella
- zero
- v
- z
- s
- sun
- violin
- t
- u
- sock
- zip
- watch
- soap
- yawn
- v
- s
- six
- t
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