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) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) ox
- 2.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) y
- 3.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) wolf
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) tiger (c) zero
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) six (b) saw (c) umbrella
- 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) t
- 7.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) tent
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watch (b) six (c) tap
- 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) t
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) violin
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) web (b) torch (c) van
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tea (c) umbrella
- 13.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) wave
- 14.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) up
- 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) six (c) tent
- 16.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) volcano (b) turtle (c) yawn
- 17.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) tea (c) watch
- 18.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) six (c) violin
- 19.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) umbrella
- 21.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) turkey (b) zero (c) wave
- 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) volcano
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) van (c) yarn
- 24.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) van (b) yawn (c) wolf
- 25.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) t
- 26.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) wave
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) tiger
- 28.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
- 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) u
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) tap
- 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) tent (c) wave
- 32.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
- 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tap (b) wave (c) zip
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) violin (c) yo-yo
- 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) fox
- 36.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
- 37.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) v
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yawn (c) van
- 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) t
- 40.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) soap (b) sock (c) zip
Answer key
- ox
- y
- soap
- soap
- umbrella
- v
- saw
- tap
- u
- zebra
- van
- tea
- wave
- watch
- six
- yawn
- up
- yarn
- s
- sun
- zero
- volcano
- turkey
- yawn
- s
- violin
- yo-yo
- v
- u
- umbrella
- wave
- w
- zip
- violin
- fox
- t
- v
- yawn
- z
- zip
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids