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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 740 · 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 “yawn”? (a) sock (b) yarn (c) tooth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) violin (b) watermelon (c) saw
  3. 3.Which picture starts like “turkey”? (a) wolf (b) tomato (c) yarn
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) sock (b) ten (c) zebra
  5. 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) watch (b) yarn (c) van
  6. 6.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) w
  7. 7.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) w (c) y
  8. 8.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) v
  9. 9.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) yawn
  10. 10.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yawn (b) six (c) turkey
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) six (b) ten (c) yarn
  12. 12.☀️ _un — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) u
  13. 13.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) yawn
  14. 14.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) wave (b) up (c) watch
  15. 15.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) turtle (b) yo-yo (c) umbrella
  16. 16.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) tooth (b) tent (c) wolf
  17. 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zero (b) tiger (c) violin
  18. 18.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) z
  19. 19.Which picture starts like “soap”? (a) sun (b) turtle (c) tooth
  20. 20.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) w
  21. 21.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) tent
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yo-yo (b) web (c) soap
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) watermelon (b) six (c) zero
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) wolf (b) tea (c) watch
  25. 25.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) v
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) zero
  27. 27.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) s (c) y
  28. 28.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) s
  29. 29.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) watermelon (b) ten (c) umbrella
  31. 31.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) window (b) yo-yo (c) violin
  32. 32.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) ten (c) web
  33. 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) tooth (c) violin
  34. 34.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) y
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) zip (b) yawn (c) sun
  36. 36.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) ox
  37. 37.🚰 _ap — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) t
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) up (b) tub (c) zip
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) yo-yo (b) tent (c) up
  40. 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) u

Answer key

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

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