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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 16 · 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 “u”? (a) umbrella (b) sun (c) tooth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) saw (b) watermelon (c) turtle
  3. 3.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) t
  4. 4.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) s
  5. 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) tent (c) yarn
  6. 6.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
  7. 7.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) violin (b) up (c) tomato
  9. 9.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) torch
  10. 10.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) yawn
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) yawn (b) umbrella (c) sun
  12. 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zip (b) box (c) up
  13. 13.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) w
  14. 14.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) s
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) saw (b) tub (c) yo-yo
  16. 16.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) t
  17. 17.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
  18. 18.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
  19. 19.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) t
  20. 20.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
  21. 21.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) s
  22. 22.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) soap (c) zip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wave (b) tent (c) watch
  24. 24.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) w
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) wolf
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) tiger
  27. 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yarn (b) tub (c) web
  28. 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) web (c) wave
  29. 29.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) saw (b) yarn (c) zebra
  31. 31.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) u
  32. 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) ox
  33. 33.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) soap (b) zip (c) sun
  34. 34.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tap
  35. 35.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) s
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) tap (c) watch
  37. 37.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) ten
  38. 38.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) zip (c) sun
  39. 39.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) yo-yo
  40. 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) tub (c) watch

Answer key

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

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