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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 496 · 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.🦷 _ooth — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
  2. 2.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) up (c) sock
  3. 3.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) u (c) t
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yo-yo (c) wave
  5. 5.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
  6. 6.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) t
  7. 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) tooth (c) fox
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) torch (b) van (c) saw
  9. 9.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) violin (c) ten
  10. 10.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) saw (b) tent (c) zip
  11. 11.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tub (b) zip (c) sock
  12. 12.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) window (b) tent (c) van
  13. 13.🍵 _ea — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
  14. 14.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) violin (c) soap
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) zebra (b) ten (c) umbrella
  16. 16.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) sun (b) watch (c) tent
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) zebra (c) sun
  18. 18.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) s
  19. 19.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yawn (c) watermelon
  20. 20.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) box (c) turtle
  21. 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tiger (b) six (c) umbrella
  22. 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yawn (b) wolf (c) soap
  23. 23.Which picture starts like “tea”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) six
  24. 24.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) y
  25. 25.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turkey (b) zip (c) tub
  26. 26.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tap (b) zero (c) watermelon
  28. 28.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) s
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) saw (b) zebra (c) turkey
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) tea (b) sun (c) zip
  31. 31.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
  32. 32.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) s
  33. 33.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zebra (b) sun (c) tea
  34. 34.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) zip (b) sun (c) wave
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) six (c) van
  36. 36.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) v
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) tooth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) saw (c) yarn
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watch (b) ten (c) van
  40. 40.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tea (b) wave (c) zero

Answer key

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

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