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S and SH Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 3: s and sh sounds · Set 8 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) sing (b) sure (c) sheet
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “shout”? (a) sell (b) short (c) soap
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) shine (b) sock (c) ship
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) shock (b) sing (c) she
  5. 5.Which word fits? “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “shape”? (a) sip (b) soap (c) ship
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “shock”? (a) shop (b) seat (c) sock
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “sock”? (a) sugar (b) sun (c) short
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) sell (b) sort (c) sugar
  11. 11.Which word fits? “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sell (b) shock (c) sea
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) ship (b) save (c) sort
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “sell”? (a) sip (b) shock (c) shave
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “sip”? (a) short (b) sit (c) sheet
  16. 16.How do you make the first sound of “ship”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
  17. 17.Which word fits? “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sing (b) sort (c) shell
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “she”? (a) soap (b) shell (c) same
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) soap (b) sip (c) ship
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sell (b) sort (c) sure
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “shape”? (a) sort (b) sock (c) she
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “sheet”? (a) shock (b) sun (c) sell
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “sea”? (a) sure (b) shop (c) soap
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sign (b) shell (c) sea
  27. 27.How do you make the first sound of “sock”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “shop”? (a) sure (b) sit (c) sea
  29. 29.Which word fits? “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “sign”? (a) shell (b) short (c) sock
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “soap”? (a) sign (b) sugar (c) shell
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “shave”? (a) sun (b) she (c) sit
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “short”? (a) sort (b) shout (c) same
  37. 37.How do you make the first sound of “sip”? (a) Lips spread (smile) (b) Lips pushed forward
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “sun”? (a) sheet (b) seat (c) show
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “sort”? (a) seat (b) sure (c) shout

Answer key

  1. sing
  2. short
  3. sock
  4. sing
  5. sip
  6. ship
  7. shop
  8. so
  9. sun
  10. sugar
  11. short
  12. shock
  13. ship
  14. sip
  15. sit
  16. Lips pushed forward
  17. save
  18. shell
  19. shell
  20. ship
  21. sure
  22. she
  23. shock
  24. shave
  25. soap
  26. shell
  27. Lips spread (smile)
  28. sure
  29. sell
  30. sock
  31. sheet
  32. seat
  33. sign
  34. she
  35. sock
  36. shout
  37. Lips spread (smile)
  38. sea
  39. seat
  40. seat

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