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) window (b) zero (c) box
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) tomato
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) yawn
- 4.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) up (c) sun
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) six
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wave (c) watch
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) sun (c) volcano
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) van (c) tiger
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) ten
- 13.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) tent
- 14.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) zero
- 17.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) tap
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) van (c) sock
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) zip (b) yarn (c) up
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) zero (c) ox
- 23.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) up (c) tooth
- 24.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tea (b) window (c) watermelon
- 25.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 27.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) van (c) six
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) soap (c) turtle
- 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
- 32.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 33.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) soap (c) tomato
- 36.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) van
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tomato
- 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
Answer key
- box
- tomato
- up
- s
- sun
- six
- up
- watch
- v
- van
- van
- watermelon
- sun
- t
- u
- zero
- t
- zebra
- umbrella
- sock
- yarn
- ox
- six
- tea
- w
- yo-yo
- t
- tea
- turtle
- u
- y
- w
- y
- web
- soap
- van
- z
- violin
- watermelon
- y
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