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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 761 · 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 “u”? (a) watermelon (b) tap (c) up
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) tooth (c) zero
  3. 3.🪚 _aw — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) volcano (b) watermelon (c) wolf
  5. 5.Which picture starts like “web”? (a) violin (b) turkey (c) wave
  6. 6.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) v
  7. 7.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) tent (b) yarn (c) umbrella
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) wolf (b) zip (c) turkey
  9. 9.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) w
  10. 10.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) zero (b) up (c) zebra
  11. 11.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) umbrella (b) wave (c) zero
  12. 12.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) tomato (c) tub
  13. 13.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tent (b) tap (c) six
  14. 14.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) yo-yo (b) turtle (c) six
  15. 15.🔟 _en — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
  16. 16.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) wolf (c) soap
  17. 17.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) zero (b) yarn (c) watch
  18. 18.🐢 _urtle — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) t
  19. 19.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) yarn
  20. 20.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) window
  21. 21.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tiger (b) ten (c) wolf
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “wave”? (a) tent (b) watermelon (c) zebra
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) volcano (c) tea
  24. 24.🌊 _ave — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) u (c) y
  25. 25.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) umbrella (b) wolf (c) sock
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) zebra (c) torch
  28. 28.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) ox (b) sock (c) yo-yo
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zero (b) van (c) window
  30. 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) tub (c) yawn
  31. 31.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) s (c) y
  32. 32.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) violin (b) zebra (c) web
  33. 33.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) u (c) v
  34. 34.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) watermelon (b) sun (c) tiger
  35. 35.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) ten
  36. 36.🔦 _orch — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) w
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “tent”? (a) tap (b) yarn (c) wave
  38. 38.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) ten (c) tomato
  39. 39.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) sock (b) van (c) ten
  40. 40.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) y

Answer key

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

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