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 “s”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) up
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) zero
- 3.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 5.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) saw (b) torch (c) violin
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) zero (c) zebra
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) saw
- 9.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) ten (c) sun
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) torch (c) turkey
- 12.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) soap
- 14.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zero (b) up (c) tent
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) six (c) window
- 17.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) torch
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) window
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) six
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) tomato
- 22.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) six (c) wave
- 23.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) z
- 24.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) watch (b) wolf (c) zip
- 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) turtle (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 26.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) watch
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) saw
- 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) box (c) van
- 29.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 30.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) yarn
- 32.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) turkey (b) turtle (c) watermelon
- 33.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) sun (c) turkey
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) wave (c) volcano
- 35.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 36.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) tub
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) zero (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) umbrella
- 40.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
Answer key
- saw
- zero
- w
- violin
- torch
- tea
- y
- van
- zebra
- sun
- fox
- turtle
- yawn
- t
- up
- window
- w
- zebra
- sock
- six
- watch
- volcano
- u
- zip
- yawn
- tea
- yawn
- box
- z
- t
- ox
- watermelon
- sun
- volcano
- z
- saw
- tomato
- watermelon
- umbrella
- s
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