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) turkey (c) watch
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) watermelon (c) van
- 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) volcano (c) tooth
- 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wave (b) van (c) six
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) window (c) zip
- 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) yawn (c) tomato
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) web (c) ten
- 9.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) web
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tent (b) six (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) tomato (c) web
- 13.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) zero (c) yo-yo
- 14.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) tap
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) saw (c) wave
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) tea
- 17.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
- 18.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) wave (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 19.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) tooth (c) violin
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) violin
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) torch (c) turkey
- 22.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 23.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) volcano (c) tub
- 26.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) zebra
- 27.Which picture starts like “watermelon”? (a) zip (b) web (c) umbrella
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) turkey
- 29.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) window
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) watch (c) volcano
- 31.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) yo-yo
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) volcano
- 33.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) t
- 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) window (b) zip (c) umbrella
- 35.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u
- 36.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) tent (c) torch
- 37.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) yarn
- 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
- 40.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) zip
Answer key
- zebra
- umbrella
- box
- van
- zip
- v
- zebra
- six
- y
- ten
- zero
- tomato
- up
- sock
- wave
- violin
- z
- torch
- violin
- yarn
- violin
- u
- y
- y
- tub
- zebra
- web
- turkey
- window
- volcano
- yo-yo
- yo-yo
- z
- umbrella
- u
- zero
- t
- saw
- s
- soap
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