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 “umbrella”? (a) up (b) saw (c) tub
- 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) tent (c) turkey
- 3.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 4.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) z
- 5.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) watch (b) soap (c) tub
- 6.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 7.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) wave (c) tent
- 9.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) zip (b) six (c) watch
- 10.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) z
- 11.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) window (c) sock
- 12.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
- 13.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) turkey (b) up (c) van
- 15.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tooth (b) umbrella (c) yarn
- 16.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) window
- 17.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) torch (b) up (c) yawn
- 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) wolf
- 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
- 20.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) wolf (b) saw (c) tiger
- 21.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yawn (c) web
- 23.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) violin (b) wolf (c) zip
- 24.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tub (b) torch (c) soap
- 25.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) van (b) watermelon (c) tomato
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) violin
- 28.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) zip
- 29.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) watch (b) tap (c) tooth
- 30.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) box (c) tooth
- 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) tooth (c) fox
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) watch (c) saw
- 34.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) z
- 35.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) ten (b) volcano (c) watermelon
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) turtle (c) sun
- 37.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) umbrella
- 38.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) soap (b) zebra (c) zip
- 39.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) violin
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) zero (c) zebra
Answer key
- up
- ox
- t
- y
- soap
- t
- u
- wave
- six
- u
- zebra
- y
- z
- van
- yarn
- window
- torch
- tomato
- v
- saw
- w
- yawn
- zip
- soap
- web
- watermelon
- umbrella
- zip
- watch
- s
- box
- fox
- watch
- w
- watermelon
- sun
- sun
- soap
- violin
- sock
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids