The letter Z makes the sound heard in the words zero and lazy. This consonant sound ranks in the rare category along with its counterparts: qu, x and y. The letter Z can also sound like the letter S, e.g., Hazel and pretzel. In addition, the letter Z can sound like the letter t. This typically occurs when there are two Z’s, e.g., pizza. On a few rare occasions, the letter Z sounds like /zh/, e.g., seizure.
Letter Z Worksheets
Letter Z Worksheet 1
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter Z.
Letter Z Worksheet 2
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the uppercase letter z. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the uppercase letter Z.
Letter Z Worksheet 3
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the lowercase letter z. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the lowercase letter Z.
Letter Z Worksheet 4
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter Z. It also includes a picture of a train containing a few zoo animals.
Letter Z Worksheet 5
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter Z.
Letter Z Worksheet 6
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter Z. This worksheet also includes a fun matching game.
Letter Z Worksheet 7
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter Z. We also offer an entertaining zoo picture for a child to color.
Words with the letter Z
The table below contains a list of letter z words that make the /z/ sound. We also indicate the location of the /z/ sound – beginning (initial), middle (medial) or ending (final).
Letter Z Words | Sound |
---|---|
breeze | final sound |
buzz | final sound |
citizen | medial sound |
crazy | medial sound |
dozen | medial sound |
fizz | final sound |
freeze | final sound |
frozen | medial sound |
fuzz | final sound |
grazing | medial sound |
hazy | medial sound |
jazz | final sound |
lazy | medial sound |
magazine | medial sound |
maze | final sound |
organize | final sound |
prize | final sound |
puzzle | medial sound |
quiz | final sound |
realize | final sound |
seize | final sound |
size | final sound |
whiz | final sound |
zap | initial sound |
zeal | initial sound |
zeppelin | initial sound |
zero | initial sound |
zest | initial sound |
zigzag | initial sound |
zillion | initial sound |
zinc | initial sound |
zip | initial sound |
zipper | initial sound |
zodiac | initial sound |
zone | initial sound |
zone | initial sound |
zoo | initial sound |
zoo | initial sound |
zoom | initial sound |
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