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Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)

Phonics lesson 4: Beginning sounds s–z · Set 981 · 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) saw (b) watch (c) umbrella
  2. 2.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) up (b) yarn (c) sock
  3. 3.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) van (c) violin
  4. 4.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) tent (b) van (c) tub
  5. 5.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) wave (b) volcano (c) up
  6. 6.Which picture starts like “volcano”? (a) watermelon (b) violin (c) ten
  7. 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) fox (b) van (c) tent
  8. 8.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) saw (b) tap (c) soap
  9. 9.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) yawn (b) zebra (c) tub
  10. 10.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zebra (b) ox (c) volcano
  11. 11.🧼 _oap — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) z (c) v
  12. 12.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) w (c) y
  13. 13.Which picture starts like “yarn”? (a) web (b) yo-yo (c) turtle
  14. 14.Which picture starts like “wolf”? (a) watch (b) saw (c) torch
  15. 15.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) box (b) window (c) volcano
  16. 16.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) v (c) z
  17. 17.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) u (c) t
  18. 18.Which word starts with the letter “u”? (a) ten (b) up (c) tap
  19. 19.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tub (b) wolf (c) yawn
  20. 20.Which picture starts like “tub”? (a) zero (b) watermelon (c) turtle
  21. 21.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) yawn (b) volcano (c) sock
  22. 22.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) sock (b) yawn (c) web
  23. 23.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) six (b) tomato (c) volcano
  24. 24.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) watch (b) six (c) up
  25. 25.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) six (b) wave (c) zero
  26. 26.🕸️ _eb — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) w (c) y
  27. 27.Which picture starts like “saw”? (a) wolf (b) sun (c) turkey
  28. 28.🤐 _ip — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) z
  29. 29.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) watermelon (b) watch (c) violin
  30. 30.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) tent (b) watch (c) van
  31. 31.🧶 _arn — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) y (c) u
  32. 32.Which picture starts like “sock”? (a) sun (b) window (c) tent
  33. 33.🐺 _olf — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) t
  34. 34.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) tea (b) ten (c) zip
  35. 35.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) soap (b) ten (c) web
  36. 36.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) yo-yo (b) zero (c) turkey
  37. 37.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) watch (b) zebra (c) tent
  38. 38.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) van (b) torch (c) six
  39. 39.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) u (c) s
  40. 40.🦃 _urkey — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) s

Answer key

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

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