SH!!!!!!!!!

“Shh! The baby is sleeping! 

“Sh” is the sound people use to (usually rudely) say “Be Quiet!” 

If you wanted to express this in writing, you  have now seen that it is written as “sh” or “shh”

Did you know that in American English there are other ways to write the same sound?

Think about how you would say the name of the picture below!

Ocean- sounds like O-Shuhn.

Or 

What would you call the hair growing above the men’s lips?

Mustache- sounds like – Muhs-ta-sh

Depending on the word, “sh” can be written as an “x”, a “t”, “ch”, a “ss” or even the letter “c”.

Take a look below at the list of words, used by our very own University Settlement teacher, Lynne!

Spelling the “SH” sound:

ship, sheep, wish

chef, machine

mustache, creche

sure, sugar, insure

ocean, crustacean

issue, assure

action, fiction, faction, action, station, mention

fusion, vision

cushion

flexion, anxious, noxious

initial

brochure, chalet, parachute, champagne

musician, special, racial, delicious, social, official

expression, mission, Russia, expression, passion, profession

conscience, consciously

Practice!

Comment sentences below using as many words that contain the “sh” sound!

For example: The brochure on racial expression is on the cushion! 

I used the “sh” sound 4 times!