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.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) up
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) tea (c) zero
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) tiger (c) yarn
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) zip
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) saw (b) ox (c) ten
- 7.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 8.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) turtle (b) van (c) six
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) tent
- 10.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) zip
- 12.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) watch
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) yarn (c) saw
- 14.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) yawn
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) van (c) tea
- 18.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) van (c) saw
- 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) yarn
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) van
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) zebra
- 22.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sun (b) wave (c) up
- 23.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) v
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) fox (c) zip
- 25.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) six (b) tub (c) violin
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) volcano (c) six
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) tomato (c) ten
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) wave
- 30.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) van
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tea (b) sock (c) yarn
- 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zebra (b) six (c) van
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tap (b) six (c) yarn
- 34.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) tea
- 35.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) tent
- 37.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) ten
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) zero (c) violin
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zip (b) watermelon (c) tiger
- 40.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
Answer key
- z
- up
- zero
- yarn
- zip
- ox
- s
- six
- tent
- s
- tiger
- sock
- volcano
- web
- turkey
- six
- van
- zebra
- saw
- umbrella
- zebra
- up
- t
- fox
- violin
- six
- watermelon
- sun
- yo-yo
- watermelon
- sock
- van
- tap
- volcano
- u
- violin
- ten
- torch
- tiger
- z
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