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 “sun”? (a) tomato (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sock (c) van
- 3.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) yawn
- 4.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) violin
- 5.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) tent
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) sun (b) zero (c) yawn
- 7.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) wave
- 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) saw (b) ten (c) zero
- 10.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
- 11.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) watch
- 13.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
- 15.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) yawn (c) yarn
- 16.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) window (b) up (c) ten
- 17.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) wave (b) tomato (c) six
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) web
- 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) six (c) turtle
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) tub (c) tomato
- 21.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
- 22.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) s
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) zebra
- 24.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 25.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) sun (b) tiger (c) watch
- 26.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) z
- 27.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) turkey
- 28.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) w
- 29.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) watch
- 30.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) zero
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) zero
- 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) soap
- 33.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) zero
- 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) tomato
- 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tomato (b) box (c) tea
- 37.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) wave
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) tooth
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) tomato
- 40.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) volcano (c) zebra
Answer key
- saw
- ox
- yawn
- ten
- tent
- zero
- s
- soap
- zero
- z
- s
- watch
- y
- v
- watch
- ten
- tomato
- yarn
- six
- zip
- y
- s
- umbrella
- z
- watch
- z
- turkey
- w
- up
- yawn
- sun
- soap
- w
- tent
- tomato
- box
- up
- sock
- yawn
- zebra
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids