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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 279 · 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 “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) violin
  2. 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) ox (c) tap
  3. 3.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) zebra
  4. 4.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) turkey (b) six (c) up
  5. 5.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) van
  6. 6.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) sun (b) up (c) yawn
  7. 7.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
  8. 8.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
  9. 9.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yawn (b) yo-yo (c) torch
  10. 10.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sun (b) web (c) tent
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) up (b) ten (c) van
  12. 12.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) violin (c) zebra
  13. 13.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) v (c) y
  14. 14.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) sock (b) up (c) six
  16. 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) saw (b) window (c) violin
  17. 17.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) w
  18. 18.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
  19. 19.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) w
  20. 20.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tea (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
  21. 21.Which picture starts like “window”? (a) watch (b) turtle (c) turkey
  22. 22.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tap (c) umbrella
  23. 23.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) u
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) web (b) umbrella (c) turkey
  25. 25.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
  26. 26.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) t
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) yawn (b) window (c) tap
  28. 28.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) ten (c) tub
  29. 29.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) s
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) yawn (c) sun
  31. 31.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) z
  32. 32.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) zero (c) up
  33. 33.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) tub (c) violin
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) saw (b) web (c) zero
  35. 35.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) w (c) y
  36. 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) yawn (b) torch (c) zebra
  38. 38.🛁 _ub — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) watermelon (c) tomato
  40. 40.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) web (b) box (c) tub

Answer key

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

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