READ/SPELL – double 'ss'

Reading / Spelling

• This resource pack of 7 pages covers hearing, reading, spelling and using words with double ‘ss’

• The double letters are highlighted grey as they act like a digraph and make one sound

• All the words are phonetic and can be sounded out using individual letters, blends and digraphs

• Click on the loudspeaker icon for sound

• Use Adobe acrobat comment function to write freehand, type text and erase online

Last updated
18th March 2026

A little more info...

  • Double letter words can be tricky to spell
  • Every word in the activity is a real English word

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