S and SH Sounds Worksheet
How to say it (Smile for s, push forward for sh): s: smile a little, keep your teeth close and hiss like a snake — sun, sea, sell. sh: push your lips forward and let the air rush out — ship, she, shell. Watch the spelling: sugar and sure start with the sh sound.
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- 1.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) sing (b) sure (c) sheet
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “shout”? (a) sell (b) short (c) soap
- 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) shine (b) sock (c) ship
- 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) shock (b) sing (c) she
- 5.Which word fits? “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “shape”? (a) sip (b) soap (c) ship
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “shock”? (a) shop (b) seat (c) sock
- 8.Which word fits? “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
- 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “sock”? (a) sugar (b) sun (c) short
- 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) sell (b) sort (c) sugar
- 11.Which word fits? “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
- 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sell (b) shock (c) sea
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) ship (b) save (c) sort
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) sip (b) shock (c) shave
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “sip”? (a) short (b) sit (c) sheet
- 16.How do you make the first sound of “ship”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
- 17.Which word fits? “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
- 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sing (b) sort (c) shell
- 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “she”? (a) soap (b) shell (c) same
- 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) soap (b) sip (c) ship
- 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sell (b) sort (c) sure
- 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “shape”? (a) sort (b) sock (c) she
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “sheet”? (a) shock (b) sun (c) sell
- 24.Which word fits? “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
- 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) sure (b) shop (c) soap
- 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sign (b) shell (c) sea
- 27.How do you make the first sound of “sock”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) sure (b) sit (c) sea
- 29.Which word fits? “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
- 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) shell (b) short (c) sock
- 31.Which word fits? “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
- 32.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
- 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “soap”? (a) sign (b) sugar (c) shell
- 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sun (b) she (c) sit
- 35.Which word fits? “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
- 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sort (b) shout (c) same
- 37.How do you make the first sound of “sip”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
- 38.Which word fits? “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “sun”? (a) sheet (b) seat (c) show
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) seat (b) sure (c) shout
Answer key
- sing
- short
- sock
- sing
- sip
- ship
- shop
- so
- sun
- sugar
- short
- shock
- ship
- sip
- sit
- Lips pushed forward
- save
- shell
- shell
- ship
- sure
- she
- shock
- shave
- soap
- shell
- Lips spread (smile)
- sure
- sell
- sock
- sheet
- seat
- sign
- she
- sock
- shout
- Lips spread (smile)
- sea
- seat
- seat
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