Sight Word His Worksheet

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comhishishishishishishishishishisTrace it. Then write it.Find "his". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.hishisishiphishidhiphisshissishishishidthishashishithishim
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comWrite the missing word. Then read the sentence.Read the sentence. Then write it.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.That isbook.Is his name Max?ihs
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comFind "his". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Write the missing word. Then read the sentence.Cut out the letters at the bottom. Glue them here in order to build the word.Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.Answer keyhis6hisishiphishidhiphisshissishishishidthishashishithishimThat isbook.hishisihs
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The word on its own 3

  • his 3 letters for 3 sounds: h, a short i, and an s that says z. Cover the h with a finger and the word left over is is. The h stands tall; the i and the s sit between the lines.
  • His his Capital H beside small h. Both are tall: the capital is two sticks with a bridge, the small one is a stick with a hump.
  • his his his Three to trace in one row. Breathe out on the h each time, so it does not slide into is.

Spot-the-word rows 4

  • his he's his he his Circle his 3 times. He's is he is pushed together, with a long e and a mark in the air. He has no s at all.
  • his him his has his Circle his 3 times. Him swaps the last letter for an m, and has swaps the i for an a. All three start with h and have 3 letters.
  • hit his hid his hip Circle his 2 times. Hit, hid and hip all start with h-i, so only the last letter decides.
  • this his is his hiss Circle his 2 times. Is has lost the h, this has a t in front, and hiss carries one s too many and really does say s.
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Missing-letter rows 3

  • hi_ h_s _is One letter is missing each time: s, then i, then h. Say his aloud first, because other letters would make him, has or is.
  • his hi_ h__ ___ A fading row. Copy the word, then finish it from two letters, from one letter, and from memory.
  • is _is t_is A building row. Read is, add an h to make his, then add the same h to finish this. One letter fills both gaps.

Phrases that show who owns what 12

  • all his pets All has the a of ball. Pets sounds out, and its s says s: compare it with the s in his, which buzzes.
  • his and hers A matched pair. Her needs an extra s to stand alone as hers, but his stays just as it is.
  • his best pal All three words sound out. Best ends in the blend s-t.
  • his blue kite Blue is a color word to learn whole. Kite has a silent e that makes the i say its name.
  • his hat Two h words in a row, and hat sounds out. Ask whose hat it is, and the answer is the word.
  • his left hand Left and hand both sound out, and each ends in a blend: f-t and n-d. Have the child hold that hand up.
  • his lunch box Lunch ends in ch, two letters for one sound. Box sounds out, with an x that says ks.
  • his mom and dad One his covers both people. Mom, and and dad all sound out.
  • his name What goes on the top line of the sheet. The silent e on name makes the a say its name.
  • his turn Said in every game. Turn has the ur of fur. Pair it with my turn and take turns reading.
  • his wet socks Wet sounds out. Socks ends in ck and then an s that really says s, unlike the s in his.
  • on his own With no help. On sounds out, and own has an o-w that says a long o.

Sentences to read and copy 12

  • Ben lost his tooth. 4 words. Lost sounds out and ends in s-t. Tooth has the oo of moon and ends in th.
  • The book is his. 4 words. The same fact turned around: now his stands alone at the end, with no word after it, and keeps the same spelling.
  • Dad fed his cat. 4 words, and every one sounds out once the s in his is known to say z. A good line to dictate.
  • Give him his bag. 4 words. Him and his sit side by side. Said fast, his loses its h and sounds like is, so read the line slowly before tracing it.
  • He has his lunch. 4 words, and three of them start with h. Has and his both end in an s that says z.
  • He's at his desk. 4 words. He's means he is; his says whose desk. Underline both and have the child tell them apart.
  • His cap fell off. 4 words. His comes first, so it takes a capital H. Cap sounds out; fell and off each double the last letter.
  • His dog can sit. 4 words. The capital H starts the line. Dog, can and sit all sound out.
  • I like his red truck. 5 words, the only line here with that many. The color sits between his and the truck. Red sounds out, and truck ends in ck.
  • Is his name Max? 4 words and a question mark. Max takes a capital because it is a name. Is and his rhyme.
  • Is this pen his? 4 words and a question mark. Is, this and his all end in i-s, but the s in this says s while the other two buzz.
  • That is his book. 4 words. His comes just before the thing owned. Is and his sit side by side, one letter apart. Book has the oo of look.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site on 2026-09-19 and read aloud for sense. No line is taken from a published sight word list or workbook, and the page claims no list or grade level for the word. Spellings were checked against the macOS system word list. The counts in the spot-the-word rows and the word counts of the sentences were worked out. That his is said h, short i, z when stressed, that its unstressed form has no h, that it rhymes with is, and that it works both before a noun and alone (This pen is his.): https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/his (checked 2026-09-19). That he's is a contraction of he is or he has and is said with a long e: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/he%27s (checked 2026-09-19). That his and him are among the function words usually said in a reduced form: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_and_vowel_reduction_in_English (checked 2026-09-19). Sound notes describe general American pronunciation. Licence: own work

How it works

His is the word is with an h in front, and quick speech drops that h. This sheet for the sight word his has the child trace it and circle it among him, is and hiss. Then they finish That is ___ book.

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An h that fades and an s that buzzes

His has 3 letters for 3 sounds, and only the last needs teaching. The s says z, as in is and has. Wiktionary writes its unstressed form with no h at all, which leaves it sounding exactly like is. A child who spells by ear then writes Dad fed is cat. Say the word alone, stressed, then write the row is _is t_is on the board. It does not print. Press Show all 34 practice lines near the foot of this page to find it.

One spelling, before the noun or after it

My turns into mine and her into hers, but his never changes. That is his book. and The book is his. share one spelling. Have the child write one of each.

  • Hold a palm before the mouth and say is, then his. Only his sends a puff of air: the h.
  • Write his and hers side by side. Hers adds an s to her. His stays the same.
  • Hold up a jacket and ask whose it is. The class answers It is his, then writes that.

Questions and answers

Why does my student write is when the word is his?

Inside a sentence that is what they hear. Unstressed, the h drops and the two words sound the same. Dictate Give him his bag. slowly, one finger up per word. Then write this his is his hiss on the board and ask for 2 circles.

Can his be sounded out?

Yes, once a child knows that an s at the end of a word can say z. Tap h, short i, z, then write h, i, s. A child who reads is has one letter to add, so teach the two in the same week.

What is the difference between his and he's?

His shows an owner: his hat. He's is short for he is or he has, with an apostrophe and a long e. Write the row his he's his he his on the board and ask for 3 circles.

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