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) tiger (b) turkey (c) zip
- 2.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) v
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tent (c) yarn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) window (b) tent (c) van
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sock (c) tub
- 6.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) wolf (b) up (c) six
- 8.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) torch (c) umbrella
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) violin
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) up
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 14.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) web (b) ten (c) yarn
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) ten
- 16.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) up (b) tea (c) wave
- 17.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) web (b) tap (c) zebra
- 18.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) wave (b) yo-yo (c) sun
- 20.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) zero (c) umbrella
- 21.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) turtle (c) fox
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) zip (c) wolf
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) zip
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
- 26.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) tea (c) window
- 27.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) web
- 29.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tap (b) tooth (c) saw
- 30.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) y
- 31.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) watch
- 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) volcano (b) zebra (c) sock
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) up
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) violin (c) wave
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) turkey (c) watermelon
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) up
- 37.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) wolf
- 38.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) z
- 39.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) sock (c) tub
Answer key
- zip
- t
- six
- van
- ox
- w
- up
- y
- torch
- volcano
- web
- yawn
- u
- ten
- yo-yo
- wave
- tap
- t
- sun
- zero
- s
- fox
- wolf
- six
- v
- van
- z
- umbrella
- saw
- t
- watch
- zebra
- tomato
- violin
- watermelon
- up
- umbrella
- z
- z
- sock
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