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