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