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) tomato (b) torch (c) zebra
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zip (b) up (c) zebra
- 3.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zero (c) wave
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) van
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) soap
- 7.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) soap
- 8.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) zip (c) tap
- 10.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 11.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) tap
- 12.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) tooth
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) yawn (c) zip
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) window
- 15.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tub (c) yarn
- 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) ox (c) turtle
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) six
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) yawn
- 20.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 21.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) violin (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) umbrella (c) van
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) watch (c) box
- 24.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) sock (b) tent (c) window
- 25.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) zip (b) torch (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) six
- 27.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) van (c) wave
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) zip
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) ten (c) sock
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) web (c) turtle
- 32.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 33.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) up
- 35.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) volcano (b) sock (c) watch
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) soap
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) up (c) saw
- 38.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 39.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
- 40.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
Answer key
- zebra
- up
- up
- van
- z
- tent
- soap
- w
- tap
- s
- zip
- zebra
- zip
- window
- u
- tub
- ox
- six
- yawn
- v
- saw
- yo-yo
- box
- tent
- torch
- ten
- z
- wave
- six
- sock
- turtle
- t
- u
- soap
- sock
- watermelon
- zero
- s
- s
- w
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