/s/ Sound Work

Looking for a fresh, interactive way to support your Grade 1 and Grade 2 students as they master the tricky /s/ sound?

We’re excited to introduce a brand-new free resource: the “/s/ Sound Work” worksheet — a two-page activity pack designed to boost phonics skills while keeping students engaged and having fun.

Mastering the /s/ sound is essential because it’s found in so many everyday words, yet it’s spelled

in a variety of ways:

s (as in sun)
ss (as in dress)
ce (as in fence)
c (as in city)

This worksheet helps students learn to recognise and use each spelling confidently.

What's Special About This Worksheet?

The /s/ Sound Work worksheet is packed with hands-on activities to make phonics practice more meaningful:

Word Lists to Explore: Students read a variety of words and notice how the /s/ sound can be spelled differently.
Colour and Sort: Students colour-code the words based on their spelling, helping them visually connect spelling patterns with sounds.
Drawing Fun: Students create drawings that match specific words, combining phonics practice with creativity.
Sentence Building: Students pick words and use them in their own sentences, encouraging deeper understanding and vocabulary growth.
Shape Matching: Students match each word to a letter shape outline, reinforcing spelling through pattern recognition.

Why Focus on the /s/ Sound?

Teaching students about the multiple ways to spell the /s/ sound improves both their reading and writing skills.
It helps them:

Decode new words more easily when reading.
Spell words correctly when writing independently.
Develop spelling pattern awareness, an important step toward spelling mastery.

Because the /s/ sound can appear with different spellings depending on word position and origin, students benefit greatly from early and frequent exposure to these variations.

Classroom-Friendly and Easy to Use

One of the best parts of this resource? It’s super simple to incorporate into your lessons. You can:

Use it during whole-class phonics instruction.
Set it up as a literacy center activity.
Send it home as extra practice for students who need support.
Add it to your sub plans for a no-prep phonics task.

Its variety of activities caters to different learning styles, making it a flexible tool for any classroom.

Get Your Free /s/ Sound Work Worksheet!

Strengthen your students' phonics knowledge with this fun, no-prep activity!
Click the button below to download the /s/ Sound Work worksheet for free.
Help your students build strong reading and spelling foundations — all while having fun!

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