Sight Word Is Worksheet for the S That Sounds Like Z

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NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comisisisisisisisisisisisisisisTrace it. Then write it.Find "is". Circle it every time. How many did you find?Read it. Say it. Spell it aloud.isitsusthisinishisashisisusifthisitisisisifit
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.The sunhot.It is a big bus.si
NameDateMade at homeroomtools.comFind "is". 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 keyis5itsusthisinishisashisisusifthisitisisisifitThe sunhot.isissi
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The word "is" on 2 pages and 1 page of answers, Letter landscape.

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The word on its own 3

  • is 2 letters for 2 sounds, but the s buzzes like a z. Both letters sit between the lines, and the i needs its dot.
  • Is is Capital I beside small i. Questions such as Is it wet? start with the capital, so the child needs both.
  • is is is is Four to trace in one row. The s is easy to write backward, so watch that each one starts at the top and curves left first.

Spot-the-word rows 4

  • as is us is as Circle is 2 times. As and us end in s too, so here the first letter decides.
  • his is this is his Circle is 2 times. His and this hide the whole word behind one or two extra letters.
  • is in is it is if Circle is 3 times. In, it and if all start with i, so the last letter decides.
  • is sit is its is Circle is 3 times. Sit and its are built from the same two letters plus a t.
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Missing-letter rows 3

  • hi_ a_ ha_ i_ The same letter finishes his, as, has and is, and in all four it says z. Write s four times.
  • i_ _s i_ _s One letter is missing each time: s, then i, then the same again. The missing sound is a buzz, but the letter to write is s.
  • is i_ _s __ A fading row: copy the word, fill in one letter twice, then write both letters from memory.

Short phrases with is 11

  • he is He ends in a long e. Spoken fast the pair becomes he's, so say the two words apart before tracing.
  • here is one What you say when handing something over. Here and one are both words to learn whole.
  • is in the mud Is and in sit side by side. Mud sounds out: m, u, d.
  • is it The same two words swapped. In this order they ask a question.
  • is not The long way to write isn't. Not sounds out: n, o, t.
  • is on top Three short words that all sound out. On and top share the short o.
  • is so big So ends in a long o, like go and no. Big sounds out.
  • it is Both words sound out. Said fast they squeeze into it's, which is why children leave the second word out.
  • she is Sh is one sound from two letters. Is keeps its buzz at the end.
  • this is fun This hides the letters i-s, but there the s hisses. In is it buzzes. Read the two aloud to hear the difference.
  • today is The start of the calendar sentence a class reads each morning. Clap to-day as two beats before writing it.

Sentences to read and copy 12

  • A bug is on my leg. 6 words, the longest line here. Bug, on and leg sound out.
  • Dad is in the van. 5 words. Is and in stand next to each other, so the child has to read the last letter of each.
  • He is six. 3 words. Is and six share the short i, and the x in six says k-s.
  • His hat is big. 4 words. His and is rhyme, and both end in an s that says z.
  • Is it wet? 3 words and a question mark. Capital I starts the line. Wet sounds out.
  • Is the pig big? 4 words and a question mark. Pig and big rhyme and both sound out.
  • It is a big bus. 5 words. It, big and bus sound out letter by letter, and so does is once the child knows its s buzzes.
  • My cat is tan. 4 words. Cat and tan share the short a. My ends in a y that says long i.
  • She is not sad. 4 words. Not and sad sound out. Let the child draw the face that goes with it.
  • The sun is hot. 4 words. Sun and hot sound out. The is a word to learn whole.
  • This is fun. 3 words. The letters i-s appear twice: hissing at the end of This, buzzing in is.
  • Yes, it is. 3 words, the answer to Is it wet? Here the word comes last, where nobody shortens it to 's, so the buzz is easy to hear.

How this list was compiled: Every line was written for this site in September 2026 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 is is said with a z sound and rhymes with his, fizz and quiz: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/is and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:English/ɪz (checked 2026-09-19). That 's is a written form of is: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/is (alternative forms, checked 2026-09-19). That his, as and has also end in a z sound while this ends in an s sound: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/has, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/as and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/this (checked 2026-09-19). Sound notes describe general American pronunciation. Licence: own work

How it works

Is looks like the easiest word on the wall, yet children write iz or leave it out. This sight word is worksheet has them trace it, circle it among in, it, as and if, and finish The sun ___ hot.

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Two letters, and the second one buzzes

Is has 2 letters and 2 sounds, but the second is not the usual one for s. Wiktionary rhymes the word with his, fizz and quiz, so a child who spells by ear writes iz. The row hi_ a_ ha_ i_ builds his, as, has and is, and the missing letter is always s. It does not print. Press Show all 33 practice lines near the foot of this page and copy it by hand.

A word that hides in speech

It is shrinks to it's, so say the two words apart before writing. Ask Is it wet? and have the child answer Yes, it is. Said last, the word keeps its full buzz. Two phrases swap the pair: it is and is it.

  • Start the s near the top and curve left first. Starting at the bottom tends to turn it backward.
  • In, it, if and is differ only in the last letter. Write i_ four times and finish each aloud.
  • His hat is big. holds is twice, once inside his. Have the child underline both.

Questions and answers

Can the is sight word be sounded out?

Yes, once a child knows that s can say z at the end of a word. Tap two sounds, short i and z, then write i and s. Teaching it beside his, as and has lets one rule cover four common words.

My student reads is but leaves it out when writing. Why?

In speech the word is often just a z stuck to the word before it, as in it's hot. There seems to be nothing to write. Say the sentence with one finger up per word, then count the words on paper.

How do I teach is apart from in, it and if?

All four start with i, so the last letter decides. Write the row is in is it is if on the board and ask for 3 circles. Then dictate the four words in mixed order and have the child name the last letter before writing.

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