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