Phonics Test Worksheets
How the sounds work (Listen, look, check): Listen to (or read) the question and look at the pictures. Say the word slowly and find the sound the question asks about. Check: does your answer make the word in the picture?
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- 1.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) tap (b) turtle (c) yo-yo
- 2.🎩 h a _ — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) x (c) t
- 3.Which picture starts like “van”? (a) zero (b) sock (c) violin
- 4.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) web (b) turtle (c) zip
- 5.🚲 b _ k e — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) e
- 6.Which word starts with the letter “d”? (a) anchor (b) can (c) deer
- 7.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) cup (c) bug
- 8.Which word starts with the letter “m”? (a) map (b) nose (c) pizza
- 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) scarf (b) corn (c) bird
- 10.Which word is “they”? (a) what (b) they (c) come (d) were
- 11.🎸 _uitar — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) k (c) i
- 12.Which picture starts like “leg”? (a) lemon (b) girl (c) jar
- 13.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) turkey (c) torkey
- 14.Which picture starts like “thread”? (a) chair (b) thermometer (c) sheep
- 15.Which picture has the same middle sound as “bug”? (a) bin (b) dot (c) hug
- 16.🐱 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) hat (c) bat
- 17.Listen: “The cow eats grass.” Which picture is it? (a) book (b) cow (c) moon
- 18.Which picture ends like “lock”? (a) king (b) brick (c) whale
- 19.Which picture starts like “run”? (a) question (b) nose (c) rabbit
- 20.Which picture rhymes with “cap”? (a) map (b) frog (c) snake
- 21.Which picture has the same middle sound as “cap”? (a) pin (b) nut (c) can
- 22.🐼 “panda” — how many beats (syllables)? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
- 23.☁️ _ _oud — which two letters are missing? (a) bl (b) cl (c) gr
- 24.Change the “w” in “wig” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) wig (c) dig
- 25.Which picture does NOT rhyme with the others? (a) can (b) pan (c) van (d) box
- 26.Which word starts with the letter “b”? (a) box (b) car (c) deer
- 27.🔴 r _ d — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) u
- 28.Which picture has the same middle sound as “hug”? (a) six (b) run (c) dog
- 29.Which picture ends like “cat”? (a) bin (b) lip (c) dot
- 30.Which picture starts like “shell”? (a) three (b) chick (c) shoe
- 31.✈️ p l _ n e — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 32.🧀 _ _eese — which two letters are missing? (a) sh (b) ch (c) th
- 33.Which word has “ay”, like “day”? (a) tea (b) play (c) rainbow
- 34.🪨 s t _ n e — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 35.Which picture starts like “moon”? (a) pen (b) pear (c) mouse
- 36.🚙 _eep — which letter is missing? (a) k (b) g (c) j
- 37.Which sight word is spelt i – s? (a) it (b) is (c) on
- 38.Which word has the letters “th”? (a) thermometer (b) shirt (c) ship
- 39.Which word is “kite”? (a) kit (b) cute (c) kite
- 40.Which picture starts like “bag”? (a) can (b) bat (c) fish
Answer key
- yo-yo
- t
- violin
- zip
- i
- deer
- tub
- map
- corn
- they
- g
- lemon
- turkey
- thermometer
- hug
- cat
- cow
- brick
- rabbit
- map
- can
- 2
- cl
- dig
- box
- box
- e
- run
- dot
- shoe
- a
- ch
- play
- o
- mouse
- j
- is
- thermometer
- kite
- bat
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