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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) window
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) fox (c) zebra
- 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zero (c) wave
- 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) tooth (c) ox
- 6.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) s
- 7.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tub (b) violin (c) umbrella
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wolf (b) ten (c) yo-yo
- 9.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tap
- 11.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
- 12.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tub (b) up (c) wolf
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) zip
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) up
- 15.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 16.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) turtle
- 17.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tea (b) six (c) umbrella
- 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 19.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
- 20.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) six (b) tent (c) up
- 21.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) torch (b) window (c) soap
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) turkey (b) ten (c) umbrella
- 23.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) soap (c) web
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) turkey
- 25.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) torch (b) window (c) zip
- 26.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) up (b) soap (c) zero
- 27.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) y
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) yawn (c) tap
- 30.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 31.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) tent
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) web (c) tomato
- 33.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) yarn
- 34.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) tap (c) sock
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) zip (c) watermelon
- 36.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) z
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) tent (c) torch
- 38.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) torch
- 39.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) saw
- 40.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) umbrella (b) tap (c) soap
Answer key
- van
- fox
- v
- zero
- ox
- y
- violin
- wolf
- t
- yo-yo
- s
- wolf
- watch
- ten
- z
- zero
- umbrella
- u
- y
- up
- soap
- umbrella
- soap
- six
- torch
- zero
- y
- sock
- yawn
- v
- tent
- web
- six
- tap
- van
- z
- up
- yawn
- saw
- tap
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids