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 “z”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) zebra
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) box (c) up
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) up
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) zip
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) tooth (c) web
- 6.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 7.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 8.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) tub
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) saw
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) torch (c) six
- 13.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) zip
- 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) van (c) tent
- 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) van (c) ten
- 17.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) tomato
- 18.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) six
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) torch (c) sun
- 20.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) zip (c) tea
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) saw (c) violin
- 23.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) sock
- 25.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) turtle
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) web
- 27.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) tiger
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tea
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) yawn
- 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) sun
- 31.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) zip
- 33.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 34.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 35.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) tea (c) ten
- 37.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) up
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
Answer key
- zebra
- box
- zero
- volcano
- web
- u
- y
- s
- umbrella
- z
- saw
- torch
- watermelon
- up
- six
- van
- yo-yo
- six
- sun
- z
- tea
- fox
- v
- six
- violin
- up
- wolf
- umbrella
- yawn
- ox
- t
- violin
- y
- v
- t
- sock
- z
- yarn
- tiger
- w
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