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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 288 · 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) turtle (b) zero (c) volcano
  2. 2.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) ox (c) turkey
  3. 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yo-yo (b) watermelon (c) fox
  4. 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yarn (b) box (c) sun
  5. 5.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) tea (b) up (c) wave
  6. 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) soap (c) ten
  7. 7.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) tap
  8. 8.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) s
  9. 9.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
  10. 10.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) turkey (c) yawn
  11. 11.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
  12. 12.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) volcano (b) umbrella (c) yawn
  13. 13.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) w (c) t
  14. 14.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) wave (c) zip
  15. 15.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) u
  16. 16.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) zero
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) tub (c) up
  18. 18.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tent (b) zebra (c) wave
  19. 19.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) zero (b) tomato (c) sun
  20. 20.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) van (b) zip (c) sock
  21. 21.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) volcano (b) tooth (c) wolf
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) web (b) tub (c) zip
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) van (b) tent (c) tea
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) turkey (b) saw (c) umbrella
  25. 25.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) watch (c) tomato
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) six (b) torch (c) watermelon
  27. 27.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) ten (b) tea (c) saw
  28. 28.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) volcano (b) tub (c) zebra
  29. 29.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) sock
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) up (b) yo-yo (c) violin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) turtle
  32. 32.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tap (b) yo-yo (c) wolf
  33. 33.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) y (c) u
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tea (b) saw (c) watch
  35. 35.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) w
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sun (b) wolf (c) van
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) up (b) sun (c) yarn
  38. 38.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) y
  39. 39.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) w
  40. 40.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u

Answer key

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

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