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