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) web (b) zebra (c) saw
- 2.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
- 3.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) tap
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) turtle
- 5.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) up
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) up (c) tiger
- 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 9.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) web
- 10.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 11.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) tent
- 12.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) turtle
- 14.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 15.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) ox (c) tap
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) soap (c) zero
- 18.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) zebra
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
- 20.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) soap (c) box
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) turkey (c) sun
- 23.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) sun (b) van (c) web
- 24.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) saw (c) soap
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) tea
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) turkey
- 28.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) ten
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) van
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) soap (c) ten
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) tub
- 33.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tap (c) van
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) sock (c) wolf
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) yo-yo (c) six
- 37.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 38.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tap (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) yarn (c) tiger
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) ten (c) web
Answer key
- zebra
- t
- wave
- umbrella
- up
- up
- u
- s
- tea
- saw
- watch
- s
- sock
- y
- s
- ox
- van
- volcano
- v
- y
- box
- turkey
- van
- u
- yawn
- zebra
- sun
- w
- violin
- six
- soap
- saw
- w
- fox
- sock
- six
- turtle
- wolf
- tiger
- ten
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