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Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 783 · 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) up (b) van (c) tea
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) umbrella (b) saw (c) van
  3. 3.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) y (c) u
  4. 4.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zero (b) sun (c) tap
  5. 5.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) y (c) z
  6. 6.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) sock (c) ox
  7. 7.🍅 _omato — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) v
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) turkey (b) yawn (c) tub
  9. 9.🪟 _indow — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) z
  10. 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) watermelon (b) yo-yo (c) six
  11. 11.Which picture starts like “yawn”? (a) yarn (b) up (c) zip
  12. 12.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) yawn (b) box (c) umbrella
  13. 13.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) u
  14. 14.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) z
  15. 15.🧦 _ock — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
  16. 16.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) wave (b) torch (c) sock
  17. 17.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) sun (b) watermelon (c) yarn
  18. 18.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) tap (b) watermelon (c) turkey
  19. 19.🥱 _awn — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) z (c) w
  20. 20.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) sun (c) torch
  21. 21.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) ten (b) sun (c) van
  22. 22.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) turtle (b) tea (c) van
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zip (c) soap
  24. 24.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) turkey (c) violin
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) tent (b) up (c) wolf
  26. 26.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tiger (b) zebra (c) violin
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) yarn (b) web (c) watermelon
  28. 28.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) van (b) web (c) six
  29. 29.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) t (c) w
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “tap”? (a) watermelon (b) saw (c) tiger
  31. 31.🐯 _iger — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) z (c) v
  32. 32.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) turtle (c) van
  33. 33.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) yarn (b) zebra (c) ten
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) tent (b) violin (c) saw
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watermelon (b) torch (c) up
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) yarn (b) soap (c) watermelon
  37. 37.Which picture starts like “watch”? (a) turkey (b) yo-yo (c) watermelon
  38. 38.Which picture starts like “zero”? (a) turtle (b) zip (c) tomato
  39. 39.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) up (b) violin (c) zero
  40. 40.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) six (b) window (c) tiger

Answer key

  1. up
  2. umbrella
  3. u
  4. zero
  5. y
  6. ox
  7. t
  8. yawn
  9. w
  10. six
  11. yarn
  12. box
  13. w
  14. v
  15. s
  16. sock
  17. sun
  18. watermelon
  19. y
  20. torch
  21. sun
  22. van
  23. zip
  24. turkey
  25. up
  26. violin
  27. yarn
  28. six
  29. t
  30. tiger
  31. t
  32. wave
  33. ten
  34. violin
  35. watermelon
  36. soap
  37. watermelon
  38. zip
  39. zero
  40. six

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