The many sounds of s : s, ss, se, ce, ci, cy

s ss se
ce_ ci_ cy_
S is a tricky sound because
it is made with several
different letters
S s
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s
1) it is most commonly used
2) can be found in the
beginning, middle or end
of a word
3) occurs at the end of a
word making it plural
seal music flowers
cats dogs flowers

s endbeginning middle
seal music
sister sister sisters
flowers
sock
display
thousand
cats
sun dogs
socks
salt
1,000

Where do you hear the sound?
beginning middle endpicture
s

ss
1) usually occurs at the
end of a one syllable word
following a short vowel
2) when following and
followed by a vowel
glass press toss
blossom dessert message

ss ending
glass
dress
press
miss
toss
class
She wore this dress.
Drink a glass of orange juice.
My class is B-7. Press the button.
He did not miss the ball.
There were no more rings to toss.
Short
vowel
Short
vowel

ss
dessert
vowel
vowel
blossom
vowel
vowel
message
vowel vowel
fossil
vowel vowel
This is a yummy dessert.
This is a pretty orange blossom. This is a message reminder!
This is a fish fossil.© 2020 reading2success.com

Circle the picture that does not belong
1.
2.
3.
4.

se
• consonants
• long vowels
• long vowel teams
• double oo as in choose
• diphthong ou
• r-controlled vowels: or, ar, ur
nose rose use
purse nurse nursery
house mouse blouse
please geese cheese
sense cleanse rinse
moose goose caboose

sefollowing a consonant following a long vowel or vowel team
following diphthong ou
following r-controlled
vowels: or, ar, ur
moose
goose
caboose
following long double /oo/
mouse
blouse
house
nose
rose
userinse
sense
cleanse
please
cheese
geese
nurse
purse
nursery

sense cleanserinse nose rose use
_______ your ________
to smell the ________.
please geesecheese
___________don’t feed
the _____________ to
the ____________.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words
It makes _________
to ______ and ________
your hands.

moose caboosegoose mouse blouse house
The ___________ wore
her ____________ in
the ____________.
nurse nurserypurse
The _________ left
her ________ in
the _____________.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words
The ____________ and
___________ rode the
_____________.

sense
rinse
cleanse
It makes _________ to ______ and
________your hands.

nose
rose
use
_______ your ________to smell the
________.

_______________ don’t feed the
_____________ to the ____________.
please
geese
cheese

The ____________ and ___________
rode the _____________.
moose
The
goose
caboose

The __________ wore her ___________
in the _____________.
mouse
blouse
house

nurse
purse
nursery
The _________ left her ________
in the _____________.

It makes sense to cleanse
and rinse your hands.
Use your nose to smell
the rose.
Please don’t feed the
cheese to the geese.
The moose and goose
rode the caboose.
The mouse wore her
blouse in the house.
The nurse left her purse
in the nursery.
Answers for the fill in sentences

The many sounds of s : s, ss, se, ce, ci, cy

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