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