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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 12 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) tomato
  2. 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tea (b) ox (c) tiger
  3. 3.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) tiger (c) six
  5. 5.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) soap (b) tap (c) yarn
  6. 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) zebra
  7. 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) van (c) six
  8. 8.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
  9. 9.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
  10. 10.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) tooth
  12. 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) six (c) watch
  13. 13.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
  14. 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) tap (c) sock
  15. 15.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) saw
  16. 16.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) tooth
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) van (c) tea
  18. 18.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) tea
  19. 19.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) s
  20. 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tub (b) box (c) up
  21. 21.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) s
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) six (b) yawn (c) tea
  23. 23.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tomato (b) zebra (c) sock
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) yawn (c) zebra
  26. 26.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
  27. 27.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
  28. 28.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) watch (c) tent
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) tooth (c) violin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) torch (b) yo-yo (c) tent
  32. 32.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) tomato (c) zebra
  33. 33.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) w
  34. 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) v
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) umbrella
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) six (c) van
  37. 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tomato (c) van
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) yawn
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) turkey (b) window (c) sun
  40. 40.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon

Answer key

  1. zero
  2. ox
  3. z
  4. six
  5. yarn
  6. yarn
  7. van
  8. s
  9. u
  10. t
  11. zero
  12. zip
  13. s
  14. sock
  15. saw
  16. six
  17. umbrella
  18. umbrella
  19. w
  20. box
  21. w
  22. six
  23. v
  24. zebra
  25. sun
  26. y
  27. t
  28. y
  29. tent
  30. violin
  31. yo-yo
  32. zebra
  33. z
  34. z
  35. tap
  36. van
  37. tomato
  38. yawn
  39. sun
  40. yo-yo

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