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Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 229 · 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 ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) tiger
  2. 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) tap
  3. 3.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) umbrella (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) sock
  5. 5.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) z
  6. 6.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) s (c) y
  7. 7.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) van
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) turtle (c) six
  9. 9.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) v
  10. 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) tea (c) yarn
  11. 11.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) u
  12. 12.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
  13. 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sun (b) yarn (c) wolf
  14. 14.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) volcano (c) tea
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “tooth”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) zip
  16. 16.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) six (b) torch (c) zebra
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) tub (c) yawn
  18. 18.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) web (b) watermelon (c) tent
  19. 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) umbrella (b) up (c) tooth
  20. 20.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) zero (b) violin (c) yo-yo
  21. 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) ten (b) sock (c) watch
  22. 22.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
  23. 23.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) v
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) up (b) watch (c) torch
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) tea (b) tent (c) six
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) up (c) tea
  27. 27.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) web
  28. 28.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) umbrella (c) tent
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) ten (b) turtle (c) zip
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) tooth
  31. 31.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) wave (c) sun
  32. 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) soap (c) tap
  33. 33.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yo-yo (b) up (c) ten
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) ten
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yarn (b) tap (c) wolf
  36. 36.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) w
  37. 37.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) u
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) van (c) yawn
  39. 39.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) torch (b) van (c) wolf
  40. 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) tap (c) box

Answer key

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

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