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 picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tomato (b) wave (c) violin
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) tub (c) zip
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) tent
- 5.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) z
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) box (c) van
- 7.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
- 8.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) ten (b) yawn (c) yarn
- 9.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) zebra (c) ox
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) wolf
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) turkey
- 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) torch (c) window
- 13.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) zebra (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) tooth
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) six (b) up (c) tent
- 17.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y
- 18.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) wave
- 19.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 20.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 21.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) torch (b) soap (c) six
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) up (c) wolf
- 24.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) up (c) soap
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 26.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) wave
- 27.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) violin
- 28.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) tent (b) wave (c) ten
- 29.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
- 30.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
- 32.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) turkey
- 33.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) s
- 34.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) van (b) fox (c) wave
- 35.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) tiger
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) volcano (c) six
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) zebra
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) zero
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zero (c) volcano
- 40.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
Answer key
- zero
- violin
- watch
- tent
- z
- box
- t
- ten
- ox
- zip
- turkey
- six
- z
- zebra
- tooth
- up
- y
- yarn
- u
- t
- torch
- u
- wolf
- soap
- umbrella
- sun
- saw
- wave
- t
- w
- v
- turkey
- s
- fox
- van
- watermelon
- tiger
- yarn
- zero
- t
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