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