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) up (b) ox (c) tent
- 2.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) volcano
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 4.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) sock
- 5.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) zip (c) ten
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) sun (c) tiger
- 9.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) six (b) zero (c) ten
- 10.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tooth (c) tub
- 13.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) sun
- 14.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) up
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 17.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tap (c) yawn
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 20.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) up (b) violin (c) tiger
- 21.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 22.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tiger
- 24.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) w
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) van
- 26.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wave (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 27.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 28.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) volcano
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) wave
- 31.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) wolf
- 32.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
- 33.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 34.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) soap (b) wave (c) zero
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) watch (c) box
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) zero
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
- 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) watch (c) tent
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) up (c) tub
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) tub
Answer key
- ox
- watch
- zebra
- tomato
- w
- ten
- u
- sun
- ten
- zebra
- s
- van
- tomato
- s
- up
- yawn
- s
- six
- z
- violin
- yarn
- z
- up
- w
- umbrella
- sock
- v
- turtle
- yo-yo
- saw
- sun
- v
- t
- soap
- box
- tent
- y
- six
- volcano
- saw
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