S and SH Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 3: s and sh sounds · Set 281 · 40 questions

How to say it (Smile for s, push forward for sh): s: smile a little, keep your teeth close and hiss like a snake — sun, sea, sell. sh: push your lips forward and let the air rush out — ship, she, shell. Watch the spelling: sugar and sure start with the sh sound.

1. 1.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “show”? (a) sip (b) soap (c) short
3. 3.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “shout”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
4. 4.How do you make the first sound of “ship”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
5. 5.How do you make the first sound of “she”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) shell (b) sun (c) shape
7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sing (b) soap (c) shop
8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) ship (b) sit (c) shell
9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “sip”? (a) sea (b) shell (c) show
10. 10.How do you make the first sound of “sort”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
11. 11.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “shave”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) she (b) sit (c) short
13. 13.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “sun”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) sugar (b) short (c) sing
15. 15.Which word fits? “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “sure”? (a) sock (b) sea (c) shop
17. 17.Which word fits? “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
18. 18.Which word fits? “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
19. 19.Which word fits? “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
20. 20.Which word fits? “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “save”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
22. 22.Which word fits? “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “soap”? (a) sugar (b) shape (c) sip
24. 24.Which word fits? “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
25. 25.Which word fits? “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
26. 26.How do you make the first sound of “same”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
27. 27.Which word fits? “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “sip”? (a) save (b) shop (c) show
29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) sit (b) ship (c) show
30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “sit”? (a) sheet (b) sip (c) ship
31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) shock (b) ship (c) sock
32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) ship (b) same (c) show
33. 33.How do you make the first sound of “sock”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
34. 34.How do you make the first sound of “sheet”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “shout”? (a) shop (b) sing (c) sip
36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) soap (b) save (c) shout
37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “soap”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) ship (b) sell (c) short
39. 39.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “sheet”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)
40. 40.Listen: how do you make the first sound of “sure”? (a) Lips pushed forward (b) Lips spread (smile)

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