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) sun (b) ten (c) zip
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) window (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) six
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) u
- 5.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) zero (b) window (c) tomato
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) torch (b) box (c) tiger
- 7.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) w
- 8.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) t
- 9.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) v
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) turkey (c) yawn
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) tub
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) watermelon
- 13.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) zero (c) sun
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) umbrella
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) fox
- 16.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) window (c) zebra
- 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
- 20.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) turtle (c) wave
- 22.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) tap (c) sun
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) ox (c) tiger
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) tent (c) volcano
- 26.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 27.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) violin
- 28.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 29.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) saw
- 31.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) t
- 32.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) six
- 34.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) yawn (b) tea (c) six
- 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) umbrella (c) zip
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) tub
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) violin (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 39.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) turtle
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) zip
Answer key
- zip
- up
- violin
- u
- window
- box
- v
- t
- w
- yawn
- sock
- umbrella
- zero
- window
- fox
- y
- s
- zebra
- v
- y
- turtle
- t
- sun
- ox
- volcano
- t
- tooth
- s
- v
- zero
- t
- s
- six
- six
- umbrella
- tub
- s
- yo-yo
- zebra
- zip
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