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Letter S worksheets
A free five-page pack for the letter S: giant letters to trace and color, capital and lowercase handwriting rows, beginning sounds with pictures, a letter hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
42 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's learn the letter S, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the letter S. Trace the big letter, then color it in. S makes the sound you hear at the start of sun.
- 0:10 Trace the capital S. Start at the top line.
- 0:15 Now trace the lowercase s.
- 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the S sound. Snail starts with S, so circle it.
- 0:26 Write the first letter. Sun starts with s.
- 0:30 Find the letter. Color every capital S, and every lowercase s.
- 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
S is for …
- sun
- sock
- snail
- seal
The sound
The soundS s makes /s/, as in sun.
How to write it
Capital S: Start near the top on the right. Curve back, then curve forward, like a snake.
Lowercase s: Like a capital S, but start just below the middle line.
What the worksheets look like
Common questions
What sound does the letter S make?
S s makes /s/, as in sun.
What words start with S?
Easy picture words for young children: sun, sock, snail, seal. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.
How do you write a capital S?
Start near the top on the right. Curve back, then curve forward, like a snake.
How do you write a lowercase s?
Like a capital S, but start just below the middle line.
