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 “t”? (a) zero (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) saw (c) zero
- 3.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) zebra (b) violin (c) sock
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) yawn (c) yarn
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) fox
- 7.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) saw (c) six
- 9.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) yawn
- 10.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) saw
- 11.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) saw (c) zip
- 12.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 13.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 15.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) zebra (c) tomato
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) watch (c) tent
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) tooth
- 19.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) z
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) tent
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) tap
- 24.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) tooth (c) saw
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) wolf
- 27.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) tea (c) saw
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) zero (c) saw
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) watermelon
- 31.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) soap
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) saw (b) volcano (c) wave
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tent (b) sock (c) yawn
- 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) six
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) turtle (c) up
- 39.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) sun (c) wave
Answer key
- ten
- zero
- sock
- u
- up
- fox
- tent
- violin
- tea
- volcano
- box
- yawn
- s
- v
- zebra
- yawn
- ox
- tooth
- z
- zero
- torch
- umbrella
- web
- watch
- saw
- tea
- wave
- wave
- yo-yo
- zebra
- z
- window
- umbrella
- saw
- tent
- u
- six
- up
- y
- sun
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