Common English words with the "sh (she)" sound (IPA ʃ)

ʃ

Common English words with this sound

sh (she)

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
action /ˈækʃən/ A1
brush /brʌʃ/ A1
celebration /ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən/ /ˌseləˈbreɪʃən/ A1
collection /kəˈlɛkʃn̩/ /kəˈlekʃən/ A1
conversation /ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃn̩/ /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ A1
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ A1
dictionary /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/ /ˈdɪkʃəˌnəri/ A1
dish /dɪʃ/ A1
finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ A1
fish /fɪʃ/ A1
fishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ A1
information /ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ A1
machine /məˈʃin/ /məˈʃiːn/ A1
musician /mjuˈzɪʃn̩/ /mjuːˈzɪʃn̩/ A1
nationality /ˌnæʃəˈnæləɾi/ /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ A1
pollution /pəˈluʃn̩/ /pəˈluːʃən/ A1
push /pʊʃ/ A1
section /ˈsɛkʃn̩/ /ˈsɛkʃən/ A1
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1
share /ʃɛr/ /ʃeə/ A1

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