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) zip (b) torch (c) wave
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) zebra (c) sun
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) tent (c) zebra
- 4.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) yo-yo
- 5.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) soap
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) web (b) zip (c) tooth
- 7.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tea (b) tent (c) violin
- 8.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) web (b) violin (c) torch
- 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 10.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) s
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) zero
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tap (b) sock (c) tomato
- 13.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) y
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) yo-yo
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) yawn
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) zebra
- 17.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
- 18.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) t
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) up (b) zebra (c) wolf
- 21.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) wave (c) zero
- 22.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 23.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) zip
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tap (b) tooth (c) ox
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tiger (c) window
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) saw
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tooth (b) web (c) torch
- 28.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) ten (b) torch (c) van
- 29.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) up (c) umbrella
- 30.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 31.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) v
- 32.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
- 33.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) umbrella
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) soap
- 35.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) turkey
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) zip
- 37.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) u
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tap (b) violin (c) wave
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zero (c) ten
- 40.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tooth (b) turtle (c) up
Answer key
- zip
- sun
- tent
- yo-yo
- volcano
- tooth
- violin
- violin
- z
- w
- saw
- sock
- t
- wave
- up
- yawn
- w
- t
- s
- zebra
- zero
- watch
- zip
- ox
- tiger
- turkey
- web
- van
- zebra
- w
- v
- y
- umbrella
- soap
- sock
- yarn
- u
- violin
- van
- up
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