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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 20 · 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 “w”? (a) tap (b) turkey (c) wolf
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) zebra (c) turtle
  3. 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) violin (b) yawn (c) sun
  4. 4.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) soap
  5. 5.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) sock (b) six (c) torch
  6. 6.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) yarn (c) web
  7. 7.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) z
  8. 8.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) soap (b) volcano (c) zebra
  9. 9.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) zip (b) umbrella (c) sun
  10. 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) yawn (c) ox
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) umbrella
  12. 12.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) wolf (b) violin (c) zebra
  13. 13.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) tub (c) fox
  14. 14.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) t
  15. 15.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) umbrella (c) wave
  16. 16.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) y (c) w
  17. 17.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) y
  18. 18.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) tea (b) zip (c) zero
  19. 19.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
  20. 20.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
  21. 21.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) wolf (c) torch
  22. 22.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) s
  23. 23.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) zero
  24. 24.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) z
  25. 25.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) volcano (c) turkey
  26. 26.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) zero (b) tub (c) six
  27. 27.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) tiger (c) zebra
  28. 28.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
  29. 29.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) yarn (c) umbrella
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) wave (b) soap (c) tap
  31. 31.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) window (b) soap (c) tooth
  32. 32.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) six
  33. 33.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) s
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) tub
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) six
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turtle (b) wolf (c) violin
  37. 37.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sock (c) violin
  38. 38.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) v (c) w
  39. 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tooth (b) zip (c) yarn
  40. 40.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u

Answer key

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

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