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