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) yo-yo (b) soap (c) fox
- 2.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) sock
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) six (c) window
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) torch (c) watermelon
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) six (c) watch
- 6.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) soap
- 8.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 9.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) tiger
- 12.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) saw (c) six
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) van (c) web
- 14.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) volcano (c) six
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turtle (b) web (c) up
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) tea
- 18.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) zip (c) yo-yo
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) turtle
- 21.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) van (b) watch (c) violin
- 22.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) zebra
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) tent (c) zebra
- 24.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) van
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) web (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 26.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 27.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) s
- 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) tent
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) wolf (c) tent
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) yawn
- 35.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) yarn
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) sock
- 39.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tent
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) tub
Answer key
- fox
- violin
- violin
- torch
- six
- turtle
- umbrella
- t
- y
- umbrella
- saw
- up
- van
- z
- six
- up
- zero
- s
- zip
- sun
- watch
- zebra
- yarn
- van
- zebra
- t
- v
- y
- t
- wave
- yarn
- y
- wolf
- yawn
- s
- zebra
- turkey
- watch
- tent
- wolf
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