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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 28 · 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) zero (b) watermelon (c) web
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) six (b) tiger (c) yawn
  3. 3.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) violin (b) up (c) zero
  4. 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tap (c) zebra
  5. 5.🍉 _atermelon — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) y
  6. 6.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
  7. 7.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) w
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) torch (b) tub (c) volcano
  9. 9.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) s
  10. 10.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) z
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) web (b) tooth (c) umbrella
  12. 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) zip (c) box
  13. 13.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) soap (b) yo-yo (c) van
  14. 14.🌋 _olcano — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
  15. 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) up (c) tent
  16. 16.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) u
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tooth (b) tea (c) umbrella
  18. 18.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tent (b) yawn (c) yo-yo
  19. 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) web (b) soap (c) sun
  20. 20.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) v
  21. 21.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
  22. 22.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) s (c) z
  23. 23.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) turtle (c) tomato
  24. 24.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
  25. 25.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) zip (b) window (c) yarn
  26. 26.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) yawn
  27. 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) yawn (b) turtle (c) wolf
  28. 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) window (b) ten (c) six
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) up (b) zip (c) ten
  30. 30.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) v (c) t
  31. 31.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) yawn (b) van (c) yarn
  32. 32.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
  33. 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) w
  34. 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tiger (b) soap (c) yarn
  35. 35.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) up (b) wave (c) six
  36. 36.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) t (c) v
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) ten (b) violin (c) saw
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) tub (b) tap (c) zero
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) watermelon
  40. 40.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) sock (b) zip (c) tomato

Answer key

  1. zero
  2. yawn
  3. zero
  4. six
  5. w
  6. s
  7. y
  8. volcano
  9. z
  10. s
  11. umbrella
  12. box
  13. van
  14. v
  15. ox
  16. z
  17. umbrella
  18. tent
  19. web
  20. s
  21. s
  22. z
  23. yarn
  24. y
  25. yarn
  26. yawn
  27. wolf
  28. six
  29. ten
  30. u
  31. van
  32. w
  33. u
  34. soap
  35. up
  36. t
  37. violin
  38. zero
  39. sock
  40. tomato

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