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) up (c) ox
- 2.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 3.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) sun (c) tap
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) window
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) ten (c) web
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) six
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) watch
- 9.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) tooth
- 11.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) soap
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tea (c) zip
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tent (c) zero
- 16.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 17.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 18.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) violin
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) tent
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) violin
- 23.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) y
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 25.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) yawn
- 27.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) zero
- 28.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 29.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) soap
- 30.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 31.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) up
- 33.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) tent
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 35.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) sock
- 38.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) web
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) watermelon (c) turtle
- 40.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
Answer key
- ox
- w
- t
- van
- window
- six
- six
- watch
- v
- tooth
- v
- zero
- umbrella
- s
- tent
- w
- yo-yo
- s
- box
- tomato
- fox
- violin
- t
- six
- u
- yawn
- tent
- t
- ten
- s
- w
- zero
- zebra
- tub
- t
- window
- tooth
- web
- turtle
- y
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