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 starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) tub
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) fox (c) yarn
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) sock
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) tooth
- 7.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) tub
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) yo-yo
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) zip
- 10.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) tent
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) up
- 12.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) wolf (b) window (c) soap
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) yo-yo
- 16.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 17.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) yarn (c) violin
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 20.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 21.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) torch
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zero (c) torch
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) ten
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) saw (c) yawn
- 25.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) tea
- 27.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tap
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) tent (c) box
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) ten
- 31.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) saw
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) tent
- 35.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) six
- 36.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tea (b) up (c) violin
- 37.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
- 38.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tent
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) ox (c) sock
Answer key
- watermelon
- fox
- wave
- u
- umbrella
- sock
- up
- six
- zip
- saw
- up
- soap
- s
- yawn
- yo-yo
- t
- y
- violin
- u
- s
- torch
- van
- zip
- yawn
- y
- tea
- van
- box
- v
- ten
- umbrella
- zero
- six
- yo-yo
- yarn
- tea
- v
- t
- window
- ox
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