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.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) up
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 4.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) watermelon (b) zebra (c) van
- 5.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) tea (b) yarn (c) violin
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) box (c) violin
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) yarn
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) up (c) turkey
- 9.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) window (c) tent
- 10.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 12.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) tiger (c) zip
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) up
- 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) soap (c) fox
- 17.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) turtle
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) van
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) turkey (b) watch (c) yarn
- 22.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
- 23.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 24.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 26.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) tent (c) tomato
- 27.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
- 28.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) ten (c) turkey
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) w
- 31.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) zero
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) ox
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) up (c) violin
- 35.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 36.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) watermelon
- 37.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) saw
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tooth (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) violin (c) tent
- 40.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) wolf (c) van
Answer key
- v
- zip
- v
- zebra
- tea
- box
- soap
- up
- zip
- w
- yawn
- zip
- violin
- u
- v
- fox
- y
- yarn
- saw
- yo-yo
- yarn
- y
- tent
- z
- wolf
- six
- z
- up
- umbrella
- s
- s
- zero
- ox
- watermelon
- t
- umbrella
- yawn
- tooth
- tent
- wolf
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