s is a breathed consonant

Place the sides of the tongue against the upper teeth and gums. Force the breath over the tip and between the closed or nearly closed teeth, making a soft hissing sound.

Equivalents: ps as in psalm; c as in cent; ss as in miss; sc as in scene; st as in glisten

Webster, s Funk and Wagnalls, s Phonetic Symbol, s

Drill: sail, sa, see, soo, soh, saw as, es, is, oos, us, os

psalm

sap

Sir

say

cent

suit

s ee

sink

sign

soon

soo t

soil

sold

s u p

sour

saw

sob

sound

  1. Sylvia sold soda, salt, spice, and celery to
  2. Seven sisters sat on the steps sewing
  3. Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee are Southern State
  4. On Saturday Mr. Somers took Sadie and Sam to the circus.

lass

sister

lesson

stress

hasten

lassie

this

listen

message

puss

lisped

dresses

fuss

clasped

fasten

loss

muscle

rescue

  1. Bess will make a dress for Jess.
  2. Did the Prince find Cinderella 's glass slipper?
  3. Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain.
  4. The servant placed the spoon beside the soup-plate.
  5. 'Is the city of Louis in Missouri?' said Ruffas.
  6. Bessie and her sister skated over the glassy ice
  7. Kicholson and Lester saw the salt works at Syracuse.
  8. St Augustine is the oldest town in the United States.
  9. Russel received some silk socks for a Christmas present
  10. A Red Cross nurse stepped from the bus and entered the hospital
  11. Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Wilkesbarre, and Scranton are cities of Pennsylvania
  12. All the forest's life was in it, All its mystery and its magic, All the lightness of the birch- tree, And the tough ness of the ceda r, And the larch's supple sinews.