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 starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) watch (c) zebra
- 2.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) violin
- 3.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) t
- 4.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
- 5.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) saw
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) wolf
- 7.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) watermelon
- 8.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zebra (b) wave (c) up
- 9.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) wave
- 10.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) web
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) tooth
- 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) turtle (c) tomato
- 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tomato (c) saw
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tea (c) zebra
- 15.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) soap (b) window (c) umbrella
- 16.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) violin
- 17.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
- 18.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) watch
- 19.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
- 20.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) tiger (c) sun
- 21.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) u
- 22.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zebra (b) wolf (c) volcano
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) zip
- 24.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
- 25.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) tiger (b) volcano (c) yawn
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) window (b) six (c) yarn
- 27.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) six (c) yarn
- 28.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tea (c) zebra
- 29.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) z
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) zebra (c) turkey
- 31.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wolf (b) box (c) zero
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) zip
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) ox (c) web
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) window
- 35.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) wave
- 36.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) s
- 37.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) z
- 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) tea (b) tiger (c) zip
- 39.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
- 40.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
Answer key
- zebra
- sun
- t
- u
- umbrella
- sock
- sock
- up
- violin
- van
- watch
- umbrella
- fox
- tea
- window
- violin
- s
- six
- t
- sun
- u
- zebra
- volcano
- s
- tiger
- yarn
- zero
- yo-yo
- t
- wave
- box
- six
- ox
- window
- zip
- s
- z
- zip
- t
- s
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids