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) tap (b) soap (c) zero
- 2.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) sock (b) volcano (c) zero
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) sun
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) zip
- 5.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 6.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 8.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) soap
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) yo-yo (c) van
- 11.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tea (b) wolf (c) zero
- 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) up
- 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) turtle
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 15.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 16.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) window
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) van (c) yo-yo
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) web (c) tooth
- 20.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) tomato
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) web (c) van
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) tap (c) turtle
- 26.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 28.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) violin
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) soap (c) watermelon
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) u
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) soap
- 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 34.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tiger (b) zip (c) six
- 35.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) yarn (b) volcano (c) zero
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) turkey
- 37.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 39.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) soap
Answer key
- zero
- sock
- violin
- zip
- z
- t
- box
- v
- ox
- six
- tea
- yarn
- van
- watermelon
- yawn
- t
- window
- yo-yo
- fox
- tooth
- umbrella
- zebra
- web
- u
- zebra
- tooth
- tomato
- tomato
- soap
- z
- v
- watermelon
- w
- six
- volcano
- turkey
- y
- yawn
- y
- watch
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