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) tooth (b) box (c) tent
- 2.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 3.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) fox
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) torch
- 7.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) soap (c) yarn
- 9.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) web
- 10.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 11.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) tub (c) van
- 12.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) ox (c) ten
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) up
- 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tomato (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 21.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 22.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) torch (b) turkey (c) van
- 23.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) saw (b) sun (c) violin
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) violin (c) turtle
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) tooth
- 27.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) violin (b) tap (c) watch
- 28.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yo-yo (c) saw
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) watch
- 32.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) up
- 33.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 34.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
- 35.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) ten
- 36.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 37.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) wave
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) zero (c) watermelon
Answer key
- box
- yo-yo
- s
- y
- fox
- six
- s
- soap
- web
- v
- six
- ten
- z
- wave
- yarn
- ox
- zebra
- sun
- y
- yo-yo
- w
- van
- violin
- up
- s
- tooth
- tap
- s
- umbrella
- yo-yo
- watch
- up
- t
- u
- wave
- s
- t
- tooth
- tiger
- zero
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