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) up (c) van
- 2.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zip (c) watch
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tea (b) six (c) yawn
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) saw (c) up
- 5.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) y
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tub (c) watermelon
- 8.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) web (b) sun (c) tooth
- 9.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
- 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) turkey
- 11.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tap (b) saw (c) violin
- 12.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 13.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tooth (b) sun (c) violin
- 14.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 15.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) torch (b) yarn (c) zebra
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) tomato (c) box
- 17.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 18.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) six (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 19.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 20.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) watch (c) tent
- 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) tea
- 23.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) tap (b) tent (c) six
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) up
- 25.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) t
- 26.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 28.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) volcano (c) zip
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tap (b) van (c) ten
- 32.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) violin (b) wave (c) turtle
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tiger
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) turtle
- 35.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) yarn (b) window (c) soap
- 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) up
- 37.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) fox (c) sun
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) watch
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) torch (b) web (c) tent
- 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) ox
Answer key
- zebra
- zip
- yawn
- up
- t
- umbrella
- tub
- sun
- y
- six
- tap
- u
- violin
- z
- torch
- box
- z
- tea
- t
- t
- yarn
- yo-yo
- six
- six
- y
- w
- y
- s
- volcano
- s
- van
- turtle
- sock
- zero
- soap
- up
- fox
- zip
- web
- ox
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