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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) sock (c) zebra
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) soap
- 4.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 5.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) v
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) window (c) wave
- 7.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
- 8.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 10.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watch (b) web (c) zero
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) box
- 12.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 13.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 14.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) v
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) ten
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) watch
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) up
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) yawn (c) umbrella
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) zip
- 23.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) tub
- 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) tiger
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) yarn (c) up
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tent
- 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) tent (c) umbrella
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watch (c) violin
- 30.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) ten
- 31.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) yo-yo (c) tap
- 33.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tooth (c) up
- 34.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 35.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wolf (b) watch (c) sun
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yarn (b) saw (c) torch
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tub (b) turkey (c) yo-yo
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) tent (c) watermelon
Answer key
- z
- zebra
- soap
- z
- y
- fox
- v
- t
- y
- zero
- box
- z
- s
- s
- ten
- turtle
- s
- umbrella
- tomato
- tap
- y
- zip
- watermelon
- zip
- up
- yo-yo
- tent
- umbrella
- watch
- ten
- w
- saw
- yarn
- s
- t
- sun
- volcano
- saw
- yo-yo
- watermelon
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