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) van (b) tooth (c) zebra
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) tea (c) watermelon
- 3.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 4.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) v
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) fox (c) saw
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) tooth
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) soap
- 9.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) tap
- 10.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) web (c) zip
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) umbrella
- 13.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) tent (c) saw
- 15.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) zero (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) volcano
- 17.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) wave
- 18.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) violin (b) van (c) watch
- 19.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) van (c) sock
- 20.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) soap
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) yarn (c) ox
- 23.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) u
- 24.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 25.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) tomato
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) sun
- 27.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) web (b) torch (c) up
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) soap
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zebra (b) web (c) turkey
- 30.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) zebra (b) tent (c) watermelon
- 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) web (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 33.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) zip
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) soap (c) violin
- 36.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tooth (b) wolf (c) sun
- 37.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) up
- 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yawn (b) violin (c) zero
- 39.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wave (b) six (c) tap
- 40.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
Answer key
- zebra
- watermelon
- z
- u
- fox
- tooth
- six
- soap
- tap
- z
- tent
- umbrella
- s
- saw
- turkey
- tea
- wave
- watch
- sock
- z
- violin
- ox
- t
- t
- umbrella
- sun
- torch
- violin
- web
- watermelon
- yo-yo
- six
- y
- zip
- ten
- sun
- up
- zero
- six
- u
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