Letter S worksheet with tracing and /s/ sound identification activity.

Let’s go step by step to find which words have the /s/ sound.

First, look at each picture and think of the word it represents:

1. Sun → “sun” starts with /s/ ✔
2. Dog → “dog” does NOT start with /s/ ✘
3. Cat → “cat” does NOT start with /s/ ✘
4. Sand → “sand” starts with /s/ ✔
5. Nest → “nest” ends with /st/, but the first sound is /n/ — we’re looking for words that HAVE the /s/ sound (not just start with it). “Nest” has an /s/ in it! ✔
6. Car → “car” does NOT have /s/ ✘
7. Snake → “snake” starts with /s/ ✔
8. Finger → “finger” does NOT have /s/ ✘
9. Bus → “bus” ends with /s/ ✔
10. Snail → “snail” starts with /s/ ✔
11. Rabbit → “rabbit” does NOT have /s/ ✘
12. School → “school” starts with /sk/ — that includes /s/! ✔

Wait — let’s double-check “nest”. The word “nest” is pronounced /nest/ — yes, it has the /s/ sound right after the /n/. So it counts!

Also, “school” — even though it starts with “sch”, the first sound you hear is /sk/, which includes /s/. So yes, it has the /s/ sound.

Now list all the ones that DO have the /s/ sound:

- Sun
- Sand
- Nest
- Snake
- Bus
- Snail
- School

That’s 7 pictures.

Final Answer:
Circle these: Sun, Sand, Nest, Snake, Bus, Snail, School