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) sock (b) yo-yo (c) fox
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) ten (c) watch
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zebra
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) tap
- 5.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 6.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) van
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wave (b) van (c) zebra
- 8.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) watch (c) yarn
- 10.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tooth (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tub (c) window
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) zebra
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) six (c) yawn
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) zero (c) tiger
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) up (c) yarn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) watch
- 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) umbrella
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) wave
- 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 21.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 22.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) violin
- 23.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
- 24.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) web
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) wolf
- 26.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) zip (b) ten (c) watermelon
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) up
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 29.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 30.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) z
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) tent
- 34.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) saw
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) ten (c) box
- 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 39.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) volcano
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) wave
Answer key
- fox
- ten
- tent
- ox
- w
- yarn
- zebra
- w
- watch
- tooth
- up
- tub
- van
- yawn
- zero
- zip
- volcano
- umbrella
- six
- s
- z
- turkey
- t
- ten
- wolf
- watermelon
- sun
- turtle
- t
- t
- z
- watermelon
- van
- v
- u
- saw
- box
- z
- zebra
- yo-yo
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