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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 149 · 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 “y”? (a) up (b) watch (c) yawn
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) tooth (b) soap (c) zebra
  3. 3.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
  4. 4.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
  5. 5.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) u
  6. 6.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) torch (c) wolf
  7. 7.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wave (b) yawn (c) van
  8. 8.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
  9. 9.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) yarn (c) tooth
  10. 10.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) web (c) six
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) six
  12. 12.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) tent
  13. 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) saw (c) tiger
  14. 14.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) umbrella
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) saw (b) tea (c) yo-yo
  16. 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) sun (c) turtle
  17. 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) turkey (b) violin (c) box
  18. 18.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) t
  19. 19.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
  20. 20.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) s
  21. 21.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yo-yo (c) zebra
  22. 22.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) w
  23. 23.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
  24. 24.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) s
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) up
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) volcano (b) soap (c) watch
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) wolf (b) van (c) watermelon
  28. 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
  29. 29.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
  30. 30.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) ox (c) tub
  31. 31.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
  32. 32.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
  33. 33.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) web (b) wave (c) yo-yo
  34. 34.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) w
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) van (c) tiger
  36. 36.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
  37. 37.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) soap (b) violin (c) wave
  39. 39.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) w
  40. 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zero (c) sock

Answer key

  1. yawn
  2. zebra
  3. y
  4. y
  5. v
  6. torch
  7. van
  8. u
  9. umbrella
  10. web
  11. tiger
  12. yo-yo
  13. saw
  14. sun
  15. tea
  16. volcano
  17. box
  18. t
  19. t
  20. s
  21. yo-yo
  22. v
  23. s
  24. s
  25. up
  26. watch
  27. van
  28. fox
  29. t
  30. ox
  31. t
  32. y
  33. yo-yo
  34. v
  35. zip
  36. u
  37. w
  38. wave
  39. z
  40. tub

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