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) watch (b) web (c) zebra
- 2.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tap (b) wolf (c) violin
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) violin
- 6.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) yarn (b) wolf (c) up
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) torch (c) tea
- 8.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
- 9.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) t
- 10.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) umbrella
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) tomato
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tap
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) web (c) yarn
- 15.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) volcano
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) tiger (c) window
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) wave
- 19.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) saw (b) web (c) van
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) van (b) tiger (c) watch
- 21.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
- 22.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) box
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 25.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 26.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zip (b) turkey (c) sock
- 27.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) window (c) yarn
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) sun (c) van
- 31.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) saw
- 32.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) s
- 33.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 34.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 35.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) tomato
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) violin
- 39.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 40.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) watch
Answer key
- zebra
- u
- z
- wolf
- violin
- wolf
- volcano
- s
- t
- y
- umbrella
- yawn
- tap
- yarn
- s
- yo-yo
- window
- wave
- van
- watch
- s
- w
- box
- y
- v
- turkey
- w
- tent
- u
- sun
- saw
- z
- yawn
- z
- w
- six
- saw
- sun
- t
- violin
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