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) tiger (b) fox (c) sun
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yawn
- 3.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 4.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tap
- 5.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) sock (c) yarn
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) watch
- 9.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) soap (c) saw
- 11.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) yo-yo (b) wolf (c) zip
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) watch (c) volcano
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) up (c) ox
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 16.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) window
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tub (c) web
- 18.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) tomato (c) ten
- 20.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) violin
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) tea
- 23.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) web (c) yo-yo
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) up (c) violin
- 26.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) wave
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) six (c) sock
- 29.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 30.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) six (b) torch (c) watch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) violin
- 32.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) turkey
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) up
- 34.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 35.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) watermelon
- 37.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 38.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) torch
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) torch
- 40.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
Answer key
- fox
- six
- s
- watch
- z
- umbrella
- sock
- zebra
- v
- zero
- wolf
- up
- ox
- zip
- volcano
- umbrella
- tub
- z
- box
- u
- turkey
- watermelon
- w
- violin
- soap
- wave
- z
- six
- s
- torch
- violin
- turkey
- up
- y
- zebra
- watermelon
- w
- torch
- torch
- y
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