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) wave (b) zip (c) saw
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) up
- 3.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) tent
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) ox
- 6.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) yawn
- 7.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) van (b) six (c) turkey
- 8.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) zip (c) wave
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) volcano (c) tap
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) torch
- 11.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 12.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tiger (b) yo-yo (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) yawn
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) yawn (c) ten
- 15.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) van
- 17.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) wolf (c) sock
- 18.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) tent
- 19.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) turtle (b) tea (c) window
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) wave
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) zero
- 22.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) zero
- 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zip (c) ten
- 26.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tea (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 27.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 28.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) zip (c) zero
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) torch (c) yo-yo
- 31.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
- 32.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 33.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tomato (b) watermelon (c) saw
- 34.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) yawn (b) tiger (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) volcano
- 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 37.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) saw (c) volcano
- 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) yo-yo
- 40.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
Answer key
- zip
- tent
- v
- violin
- ox
- sock
- six
- van
- box
- umbrella
- z
- tiger
- yawn
- saw
- y
- zip
- sock
- tent
- window
- zebra
- six
- t
- six
- turtle
- up
- yarn
- v
- v
- window
- yo-yo
- w
- s
- saw
- tiger
- ten
- u
- w
- saw
- yo-yo
- t
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