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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

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

Answer key

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

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