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) up (b) zebra (c) volcano
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) up (c) van
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) up (c) torch
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) soap
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) window
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
- 7.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) wave
- 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
- 10.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) van
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) window
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) box (c) tub
- 14.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) ox (c) tiger
- 15.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) wolf
- 16.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zero (c) watermelon
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 19.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 20.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tooth (b) fox (c) window
- 22.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) up
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) web
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 25.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 26.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) window (b) watch (c) turtle
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) tent (c) zip
- 28.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) tap (c) violin
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) tent
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
- 34.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) violin
- 37.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) window (c) tap
- 39.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 40.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) v
Answer key
- zebra
- van
- torch
- wave
- six
- z
- s
- tub
- w
- umbrella
- soap
- u
- box
- ox
- tea
- w
- up
- s
- s
- t
- fox
- tap
- sock
- volcano
- t
- turtle
- zip
- t
- t
- zero
- v
- up
- u
- wave
- turkey
- violin
- t
- violin
- v
- v
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