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) fox (b) wolf (c) soap
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yo-yo (c) turkey
- 3.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) watermelon
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 5.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 6.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) sock
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) tub
- 8.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tooth (b) zero (c) yawn
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) u
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) box (c) tent
- 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) torch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) web (c) zero
- 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) window
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) ox
- 18.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wolf (b) tent (c) zip
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) wave (c) van
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) volcano (c) web
- 22.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) wolf
- 25.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 26.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 28.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 31.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) sock
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tomato (c) tub
- 33.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
- 34.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 35.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) zebra
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 38.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) tea
Answer key
- fox
- yo-yo
- volcano
- z
- z
- umbrella
- tub
- tooth
- v
- box
- s
- six
- zebra
- zero
- s
- window
- ox
- wolf
- v
- van
- web
- t
- z
- zero
- tomato
- up
- turkey
- t
- u
- saw
- volcano
- violin
- y
- t
- s
- saw
- v
- t
- six
- watermelon
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