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) six (c) van
- 2.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) torch (c) turkey
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yarn (c) web
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 7.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) wave (c) violin
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) violin
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) van (c) zip
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) sock (c) zero
- 13.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tea (b) web (c) zero
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 15.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tub (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 16.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) van
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) yarn
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 19.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) web
- 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) box
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tent (c) violin
- 22.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 23.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) tea
- 25.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) tiger (c) tea
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) tomato (c) sun
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) tea (c) wolf
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) wave (c) volcano
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 31.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) zip
- 32.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) tap (c) soap
- 34.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watch (b) six (c) wave
- 35.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) sock
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) tap
- 38.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tub (b) torch (c) soap
- 39.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 40.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
Answer key
- six
- y
- sun
- yarn
- u
- umbrella
- z
- torch
- umbrella
- watermelon
- van
- zero
- zero
- zebra
- web
- van
- six
- ox
- tap
- box
- tent
- s
- z
- yawn
- s
- window
- volcano
- wolf
- wave
- tooth
- zip
- v
- soap
- six
- sock
- yo-yo
- volcano
- soap
- w
- y
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