s
Common English words with this sound
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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 |