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