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.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) fox
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 4.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) zero
- 5.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 6.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) web
- 8.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) box (c) tub
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) sun (c) torch
- 11.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sock (b) sun (c) zip
- 13.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tomato (b) web (c) zip
- 14.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tent (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) zebra (c) torch
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) volcano (c) sock
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) turtle
- 18.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) torch (b) up (c) tap
- 19.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) torch (c) six
- 20.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) tea
- 21.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) wolf (b) web (c) tub
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) turkey
- 23.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) tomato
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) tap (c) zip
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) up
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) soap (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
- 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yawn (b) sun (c) tooth
- 30.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) van (b) tub (c) window
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) zero
- 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) window (b) zero (c) tooth
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 37.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) tent (b) web (c) zip
- 38.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 39.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) up (b) tea (c) window
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turkey (b) watermelon (c) tomato
Answer key
- z
- fox
- zebra
- umbrella
- u
- y
- tent
- box
- z
- sun
- w
- zip
- web
- yo-yo
- zebra
- sock
- violin
- up
- yarn
- wave
- tub
- wave
- wave
- tap
- yawn
- up
- umbrella
- u
- yawn
- window
- v
- torch
- s
- v
- zero
- yo-yo
- tent
- t
- tea
- watermelon
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