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) zip (b) turtle (c) box
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) ten
- 3.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) wave (c) sun
- 6.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) up
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 8.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tooth (b) volcano (c) window
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) tea (c) van
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) wolf (c) tent
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) yawn
- 13.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tooth (c) sock
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) violin
- 16.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) web (c) violin
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) wolf (c) yo-yo
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 22.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) yarn
- 24.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) violin
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) up
- 26.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 28.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 30.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tub
- 32.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) saw
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) web (c) tent
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) soap
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) window (c) zero
- 38.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) wave
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) zero (c) watch
Answer key
- box
- six
- s
- umbrella
- sun
- up
- u
- window
- van
- t
- sock
- tooth
- v
- fox
- violin
- sun
- tomato
- web
- yo-yo
- z
- yawn
- y
- yarn
- violin
- saw
- t
- s
- y
- torch
- t
- soap
- t
- wave
- tent
- z
- turtle
- zero
- tooth
- zero
- watch
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