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 “w”? (a) up (b) web (c) zero
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) tent
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tub (b) umbrella (c) yo-yo
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) window (c) tooth
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) zero (c) ox
- 6.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) tooth (c) wolf
- 8.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) zip (c) tap
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) sun
- 11.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) tub (b) six (c) sun
- 12.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yo-yo (b) soap (c) tub
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) wave (c) tap
- 14.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) ten (b) up (c) zip
- 15.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) volcano
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) tent
- 17.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) s
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) turkey (c) tent
- 19.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) zero
- 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) u
- 21.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) tomato (c) tent
- 23.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) watermelon (c) tap
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) yarn
- 26.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) sock (b) wave (c) torch
- 27.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 28.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
- 29.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 30.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) z
- 31.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) yarn
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) turkey
- 33.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) y
- 34.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) up
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) torch (c) sun
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zero (c) saw
- 37.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) window (b) zip (c) volcano
- 38.Which picture starts like “turtle”? (a) wolf (b) tiger (c) zero
- 39.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) volcano (b) saw (c) tent
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) sock (c) turkey
Answer key
- web
- soap
- umbrella
- six
- ox
- z
- wolf
- w
- zip
- volcano
- tub
- tub
- wave
- zip
- sock
- tent
- s
- yawn
- watch
- u
- y
- saw
- box
- zebra
- yarn
- torch
- w
- w
- y
- z
- tomato
- up
- v
- zebra
- sun
- zero
- zip
- tiger
- volcano
- sock
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