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) fox (b) zip (c) soap
- 2.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) tub
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) tooth
- 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) tea
- 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 7.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) ox (c) turkey
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) turtle
- 10.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) web (c) six
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) tomato
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tap (c) watch
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) up
- 17.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) yawn
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zip (c) watch
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) yo-yo
- 21.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 22.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) z
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) zebra
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) soap (c) tooth
- 25.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) tub
- 27.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) turtle
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) watch (c) zebra
- 30.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) tiger
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) volcano
- 32.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) sun (c) tea
- 33.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) turkey
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) six
- 36.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) zero
- 37.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tiger (b) wave (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sock (b) six (c) zebra
Answer key
- fox
- volcano
- tooth
- zip
- v
- umbrella
- t
- ox
- saw
- s
- web
- volcano
- six
- s
- yarn
- up
- tea
- umbrella
- zip
- yo-yo
- u
- t
- box
- up
- w
- yawn
- tooth
- van
- watch
- tiger
- zebra
- sun
- s
- violin
- six
- yo-yo
- t
- saw
- tiger
- zebra
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