Common English words with the "s" sound (IPA s)

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Common English words with this sound

s

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
address /ˈæˌdrɛs/ /ˈæˌdres/ A1
almost /ˈɑlˌmoʊst/ /ˈɔːlˌməʊst/ A1
also /ˈɑlsoʊ/ /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ A1
answer /ˈænsɚ/ /ˈɑːnsə/ A1
ask /æsk/ /ɑːsk/ A1
august /ˈɑɡəst/ /ˈɔːɡəst/ A1
baseball /ˈbeɪsˌbɑl/ /ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl/ A1
basketball /ˈbæskətˌbɑl/ /ˈbɑːskətˌbɔːl/ A1
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ A1
best /bɛst/ /best/ A1
bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/ A1
biscuit /ˈbɪskət/ /ˈbɪskɪt/ A1
bookstore /ˈbʊkˌstɑr/ /ˈbʊkˌstɔː/ A1
box /bɑks/ /bɒks/ A1
breakfast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ /ˈbrekfəst/ A1
bus /bʌs/ A1
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A1
C /si/ /siː/ A1
case /keɪs/ A1
cd /ˌsiˈdi/ /ˌsiːˈdiː/ A1

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