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) watermelon (b) fox (c) window
- 2.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) saw
- 5.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) zip
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) wave
- 10.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zero (b) web (c) zebra
- 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) yarn
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) van
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) saw
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) six (c) sun
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) yo-yo (c) tiger
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) zebra
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) zebra
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 19.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tomato
- 21.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) ten
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) torch (c) web
- 23.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 24.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 25.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) tub (c) yarn
- 26.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 27.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) zebra
- 28.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) tooth
- 30.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 31.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 32.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) window
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) web (c) tap
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) wolf (b) soap (c) umbrella
- 37.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) ten (c) volcano
- 40.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- fox
- v
- tub
- saw
- w
- zip
- zip
- yo-yo
- wave
- web
- violin
- torch
- up
- six
- tiger
- sock
- umbrella
- u
- w
- zero
- ten
- web
- s
- z
- six
- watermelon
- zebra
- w
- yawn
- z
- z
- u
- zero
- tap
- wolf
- soap
- t
- watermelon
- volcano
- s
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