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) zebra (b) wave (c) torch
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) violin
- 3.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) tea (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) window
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) tea
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
- 7.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) y
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) soap (c) zip
- 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 10.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) van (b) soap (c) tiger
- 11.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) ten
- 12.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) web (b) tub (c) sun
- 13.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) turtle (b) volcano (c) sun
- 14.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 15.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tent (b) yo-yo (c) sock
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) tea
- 17.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turtle (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) zebra (c) box
- 20.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turtle (b) up (c) tap
- 22.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) volcano (b) zero (c) wave
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) turkey (c) web
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) ox
- 26.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
- 27.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 28.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) turkey
- 29.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) volcano
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yo-yo (b) sock (c) torch
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) window
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) volcano (b) violin (c) six
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watermelon (c) tub
- 34.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) watermelon (b) soap (c) ten
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) window (b) tap (c) up
- 37.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 38.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) yo-yo (b) torch (c) sock
- 39.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tomato (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 40.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
Answer key
- zebra
- ten
- sun
- sun
- tea
- z
- y
- umbrella
- v
- soap
- soap
- tub
- sun
- v
- sock
- umbrella
- s
- soap
- box
- y
- up
- w
- wave
- zero
- ox
- t
- t
- zip
- watch
- sock
- torch
- six
- yarn
- s
- ten
- up
- t
- torch
- yawn
- t
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