S Words for Kids
The letter S is one of the most versatile consonants in English. It makes the hissing “s” sound in words like sun and see, and sometimes sounds like “z” in words like is and has. S forms many blends and teams up with H to make the “sh” sound. This collection of S words for kids covers everything from simple sight words to advanced vocabulary.
S Sight Words – Dolch List
| Pre-K | Kindergarten | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | Nouns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| said see |
saw say she so |
some stop |
sat say shall show sit sleep small start |
seven shall show six start |
school seed sheep shoe sister snow song squirrel stick street sun |
Pre-K
said, see
Kindergarten
saw, say, she, so
1st Grade
some, stop
2nd Grade
sat, say, shall, show, sit, sleep, small, start
3rd Grade
seven, shall, show, six, start
Nouns
school, seed, sheep, shoe, sister, snow, song, squirrel, stick, street, sun
S Sight Words – Fry List
| First 100 | Second 100 | Third 100 | Fourth 100 | Fifth 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| said see she so some |
same say school sentence set should show side small sound spell start state still stop story study such |
sat sea second seen ship short shown since six sleep slowly snow something soon special stand stood sure surface |
sat several shape simple since sir size snow soon south space stand star stay step stood stop story street strong sun sure |
science section seem sense sentence serve shape short shown sign simple single size sleep small snow someone sometimes soon speak special speed spring square star stay step stone store straight strange stream strong subject suddenly summer supply suppose system |
First 100
said, see, she, so, some
Second 100
same, say, school, sentence, set, should, show, side, small, sound, spell, start, state, still, stop, story, study, such
Third 100
sat, sea, second, seen, ship, short, shown, since, six, sleep, slowly, snow, something, soon, special, stand, stood, sure, surface
Fourth 100
several, shape, simple, sir, size, south, space, star, stay, step, street, strong, sun
Fifth 100
science, section, seem, sense, serve, sign, single, someone, sometimes, speak, speed, spring, square, stone, store, straight, strange, stream, subject, suddenly, summer, supply, suppose, system
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CVC Words with S
These CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words feature S as the beginning or ending sound, organized by vowel pattern.
Short A words
sack
sad
sag
sand
sap
sat
gas
has
was
Short E words
sec
sell
send
sent
set
yes
Short I words
sick
sill
sin
sip
sis
sit
six
his
is
this
Short O words
sob
sock
sod
soft
song
sop
sort
boss
loss
moss
toss
Short U words
sub
such
suck
suds
sum
sun
sung
sunk
bus
fuss
plus
us
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CVCe Words with S (Magic E)
These long vowel words feature S as the beginning or ending consonant, with a silent E making the vowel say its name.
Long A words
safe
sage
sake
sale
same
sane
save
base
case
chase
erase
vase
Long I words
side
site
size
rise
wise
Long O words
sole
some
sore
close
dose
hose
nose
pose
rose
those
Long U words
sure
fuse
muse
use
S Consonant Blends
S combines with many consonants to form blends at the beginning and end of words.
SC/SK blends
scale
scare
scarf
scene
school
scoop
score
scout
skate
sketch
ski
skill
skin
skip
skirt
skull
skunk
sky
SL blends
slam
slap
sled
sleep
sleet
slice
slide
slim
slip
slope
slot
slow
slug
SM blends
small
smart
smash
smell
smile
smog
smoke
smooth
SN blends
snack
snail
snake
snap
snare
sneak
sneeze
sniff
snow
snug
SP blends
space
spade
speak
speed
spell
spend
spice
spider
spill
spin
splash
split
spoil
spoon
sport
spot
spray
spread
spring
spy
ST blends
stack
staff
stage
stain
stair
stamp
stand
star
start
state
stay
steam
steel
steep
stem
step
stick
still
sting
stir
stock
stone
stood
stool
stop
store
storm
story
stove
straight
strange
stream
street
stretch
strike
string
strip
strong
stuck
student
study
stuff
stump
stung
style
SW blends
swam
swamp
swan
swap
swat
sway
swear
sweat
sweep
sweet
swell
swept
swift
swim
swing
swirl
switch
sword
S Words for Kids by Grade Level
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Ages 3-6
Sight Words: said, see, saw, say, she, so
CVC Words: sad, sag, sap, sat, set, sip, sit, six, sob, sock, sub, sum, sun, bus, gas, has, his, is, us, yes
First Nouns: sand, school, seal, seed, sheep, ship, shoe, sink, sister, sky, snake, snow, sock, star, stick, sun
CVC Words: sad, sag, sap, sat, set, sip, sit, six, sob, sock, sub, sum, sun, bus, gas, has, his, is, us, yes
First Nouns: sand, school, seal, seed, sheep, ship, shoe, sink, sister, sky, snake, snow, sock, star, stick, sun
1st & 2nd Grade
Ages 6-8
Sight Words: some, stop, same, school, sentence, set, should, show, side, small, sound, spell, start, state, still, story, study, such
CVCe Words: safe, sage, sake, sale, same, sane, save, side, site, size, sole, sore, sure, base, case, chase, close, hose, nose, pose, rose
S Blends: scale, scare, school, score, skate, ski, skip, sky, slam, slap, sled, sleep, slide, slow, small, smart, smell, smile, smoke, snack, snail, snake, snap, snow, space, speak, speed, spell, spend, spill, spin, spot, spring, spy, stack, stamp, stand, star, start, stay, step, stick, still, stop, store, storm, story, street, strong, study, stuff, swam, swan, swap, sweet, swim, swing
Vocabulary: season, setting, similar, singular, solution, subtraction, succeed, suffix, syllable, synonym — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
CVCe Words: safe, sage, sake, sale, same, sane, save, side, site, size, sole, sore, sure, base, case, chase, close, hose, nose, pose, rose
S Blends: scale, scare, school, score, skate, ski, skip, sky, slam, slap, sled, sleep, slide, slow, small, smart, smell, smile, smoke, snack, snail, snake, snap, snow, space, speak, speed, spell, spend, spill, spin, spot, spring, spy, stack, stamp, stand, star, start, stay, step, stick, still, stop, store, storm, story, street, strong, study, stuff, swam, swan, swap, sweet, swim, swing
Vocabulary: season, setting, similar, singular, solution, subtraction, succeed, suffix, syllable, synonym — See all 2nd Grade Vocabulary →
3rd Grade
Ages 8-9
Sight Words: sat, sea, second, seen, ship, short, shown, since, six, sleep, slowly, snow, something, soon, special, stand, stood, sure, surface
Advanced Blends: scarf, scene, scoop, scout, sketch, skill, skin, skirt, skull, skunk, sleet, slice, slim, slip, slope, slot, slug, smash, smog, smooth, snare, sneak, sneeze, sniff, snug, spade, spice, spider, splash, split, spoil, spoon, sport, spray, spread, staff, stage, stain, stair, steam, steel, steep, stem, sting, stir, stock, stone, stood, stool, stove, straight, strange, stream, stretch, strike, string, strip, stuck, student, stump, stung, style, swamp, swat, sway, swear, sweat, sweep, swell, swept, swift, swirl, switch, sword
Vocabulary: scene, sequence, services, simile, source, stage directions, stanza, summarize, supply, support, symbol — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
Advanced Blends: scarf, scene, scoop, scout, sketch, skill, skin, skirt, skull, skunk, sleet, slice, slim, slip, slope, slot, slug, smash, smog, smooth, snare, sneak, sneeze, sniff, snug, spade, spice, spider, splash, split, spoil, spoon, sport, spray, spread, staff, stage, stain, stair, steam, steel, steep, stem, sting, stir, stock, stone, stood, stool, stove, straight, strange, stream, stretch, strike, string, strip, stuck, student, stump, stung, style, swamp, swat, sway, swear, sweat, sweep, swell, swept, swift, swirl, switch, sword
Vocabulary: scene, sequence, services, simile, source, stage directions, stanza, summarize, supply, support, symbol — See all 3rd Grade Vocabulary →
4th Grade
Ages 9-10
Sight Words: several, shape, simple, since, sir, size, snow, soon, south, space, stand, star, stay, step, street, strong, sun, sure
Vocabulary: satire, scarcity, secondary source, sensory language, sequence, significant, specify, structure, suffix, summarize, symbolism, symmetry, synonym, synthesize — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: satire, scarcity, secondary source, sensory language, sequence, significant, specify, structure, suffix, summarize, symbolism, symmetry, synonym, synthesize — See all 4th Grade Vocabulary →
5th Grade
Ages 10-11
Sight Words: science, section, seem, sense, sentence, serve, shape, short, shown, sign, simple, single, size, sleep, small, snow, someone, sometimes, soon, speak, special, speed, spring, square, star, stay, step, stone, store, straight, strange, stream, strong, subject, suddenly, summer, supply, suppose, system
Vocabulary: satire, scarce, settlement, situational irony, slang, social, specify, stanza, static character, style, subjective, summarize, suspense, syntax, synthesize — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
Vocabulary: satire, scarce, settlement, situational irony, slang, social, specify, stanza, static character, style, subjective, summarize, suspense, syntax, synthesize — See all 5th Grade Vocabulary →
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