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) sock (c) zebra
- 2.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) up
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) six (c) tap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) sock
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) ox (c) yarn
- 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) van
- 9.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) violin
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) window (c) tooth
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) tub
- 15.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) van
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tooth (c) six
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) van (c) box
- 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) torch (c) zero
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) yarn (c) saw
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) window
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) turtle
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) volcano
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) sun (c) zip
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) umbrella
- 29.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) tomato (c) volcano
- 30.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) zip
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zip (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) w
- 33.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) tub
- 35.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
- 36.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) van
- 38.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) window (c) sun
- 40.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) yarn
Answer key
- fox
- z
- watermelon
- six
- sock
- ox
- t
- van
- violin
- zebra
- wave
- tooth
- s
- tub
- van
- yo-yo
- box
- v
- s
- sun
- watch
- ten
- saw
- turtle
- zip
- sun
- web
- umbrella
- volcano
- watch
- umbrella
- s
- w
- six
- w
- y
- zebra
- w
- torch
- yarn
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