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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 59 · 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 picture starts like “yarn”? (a) yo-yo (b) wave (c) watermelon
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) up (c) wave
  3. 3.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) tent (c) tomato
  4. 4.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s
  5. 5.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
  6. 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) yarn (c) tooth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) tent (c) umbrella
  8. 8.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) v
  9. 9.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) yarn (b) ten (c) torch
  10. 10.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
  11. 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) saw (c) tea
  12. 12.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) sun
  13. 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) yawn
  14. 14.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) v
  15. 15.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) u
  16. 16.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sun (b) volcano (c) torch
  17. 17.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) tent (b) six (c) tea
  18. 18.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) saw (b) watch (c) violin
  19. 19.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) watermelon (c) tomato
  20. 20.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) van (b) sun (c) torch
  21. 21.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) violin (b) box (c) ten
  22. 22.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yo-yo (b) tomato (c) zebra
  23. 23.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) van (b) saw (c) zebra
  24. 24.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) wave (b) tap (c) umbrella
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) six (b) saw (c) zip
  26. 26.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) up (b) turtle (c) sock
  27. 27.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tent (b) web (c) zebra
  28. 28.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) tomato (b) six (c) yawn
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) up (b) sun (c) window
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) web (b) sock (c) van
  31. 31.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) van (b) wave (c) zero
  32. 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) watch
  33. 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) t
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tooth
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) zero
  36. 36.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) y
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) sock (b) violin (c) ten
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) sun
  39. 39.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) wave (b) yarn (c) tomato
  40. 40.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) umbrella (b) six (c) torch

Answer key

  1. yo-yo
  2. six
  3. sun
  4. s
  5. y
  6. ox
  7. tent
  8. t
  9. yarn
  10. v
  11. saw
  12. yarn
  13. yawn
  14. z
  15. t
  16. volcano
  17. six
  18. violin
  19. tomato
  20. van
  21. box
  22. zebra
  23. zebra
  24. tap
  25. zip
  26. sock
  27. web
  28. yawn
  29. sun
  30. sock
  31. van
  32. watch
  33. u
  34. tooth
  35. wave
  36. s
  37. ten
  38. volcano
  39. yarn
  40. torch

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