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) tomato (b) zero (c) yarn
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zip (b) up (c) tub
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) watermelon
- 4.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
- 5.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 6.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 7.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 8.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 9.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) wave (b) window (c) violin
- 10.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 11.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
- 12.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 13.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) web (c) window
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
- 15.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) web
- 17.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) sun (c) van
- 19.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) zip
- 20.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) van
- 22.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ox (c) tomato
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tomato (c) sock
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) fox (c) tent
- 25.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
- 26.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) sock (c) van
- 27.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) web
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 30.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) soap (b) window (c) tap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) saw (b) wave (c) umbrella
- 32.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) web
- 33.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) yawn (b) zero (c) up
- 34.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) wave (b) tooth (c) zero
- 35.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 36.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) tap (b) six (c) tub
- 37.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) turkey (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 38.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) tea
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) zero (c) sun
Answer key
- zero
- tub
- tiger
- z
- s
- u
- v
- t
- violin
- t
- u
- t
- sun
- z
- y
- soap
- s
- sun
- tent
- t
- watermelon
- ox
- van
- fox
- w
- zebra
- tub
- yarn
- up
- tap
- umbrella
- saw
- up
- tooth
- v
- six
- turkey
- w
- web
- box
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