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