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Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 159 · 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 “v”? (a) six (b) web (c) volcano
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) torch (b) zebra (c) van
  3. 3.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
  4. 4.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) zip (b) volcano (c) tiger
  5. 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) fox (c) soap
  6. 6.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) turkey (c) six
  7. 7.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) watch
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) tap (c) sock
  9. 9.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) window (c) umbrella
  10. 10.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) watch
  12. 12.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) watch (b) zip (c) ten
  13. 13.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) umbrella (b) web (c) van
  14. 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) u
  15. 15.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
  16. 16.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) y
  17. 17.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
  18. 18.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) saw (c) yo-yo
  19. 19.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) tap
  20. 20.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
  21. 21.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tooth (b) watch (c) tent
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) six (b) tea (c) web
  23. 23.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) yarn (b) sun (c) web
  24. 24.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) up
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) violin (b) up (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) sock (b) turtle (c) violin
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) sock
  28. 28.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) tea
  29. 29.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) v
  30. 30.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
  31. 31.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) sun (b) umbrella (c) zero
  33. 33.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tooth (b) yarn (c) sun
  34. 34.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) up
  35. 35.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ox (c) tap
  36. 36.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tub (b) up (c) tent
  37. 37.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) tent (c) yawn
  38. 38.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) v
  39. 39.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) yo-yo
  40. 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) box (c) ten

Answer key

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

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