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) yarn (b) six (c) tomato
- 2.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) turtle
- 3.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) turtle (c) six
- 4.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tea (b) tub (c) zero
- 5.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) u
- 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) violin (c) tent
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) up (b) wave (c) van
- 8.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) ten (c) saw
- 9.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) yawn (c) watch
- 10.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
- 11.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tea (b) tooth (c) soap
- 12.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) up (b) turkey (c) umbrella
- 13.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) turkey (c) zero
- 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yawn (b) soap (c) volcano
- 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) box
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) sun (b) tub (c) umbrella
- 18.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
- 19.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) tent
- 20.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) z
- 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) yarn (c) fox
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) ten (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) t
- 24.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) sock (c) zip
- 25.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) zebra (b) saw (c) van
- 26.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
- 27.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 28.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watch (b) volcano (c) ten
- 29.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 30.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
- 31.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tent (b) tooth (c) soap
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) window
- 34.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) turkey
- 35.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) yo-yo
- 36.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) zip
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) watermelon
- 39.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) watermelon (c) yarn
- 40.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
Answer key
- six
- violin
- six
- zero
- u
- ox
- van
- umbrella
- watch
- y
- soap
- turkey
- volcano
- turkey
- soap
- box
- umbrella
- s
- up
- z
- fox
- ten
- z
- six
- zebra
- s
- t
- ten
- t
- w
- soap
- yo-yo
- up
- wolf
- yo-yo
- zip
- v
- watermelon
- yarn
- t
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids