/s/ vs /ʃ/

Sibilant /s/ (sip) vs /ʃ/ (ship).

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# /s/ vs /ʃ/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Consonant

## Note
Sibilant /s/ (sip) vs /ʃ/ (ship).

## Practice Pairs
- ash / ass - coda
- see / she - onset
- sew / show - onset
- shy / sigh - onset
- accomplish / accomplice - coda
- dish / diss - coda
- dish / dis - coda
- lease / leash - coda
- mash / mass - coda
- mess / mesh - coda
- ness / nesh - coda
- niece / niche - coda
- sack / shack - onset
- sake / shake - onset
- save / shave - onset
- seat / sheet - onset
- shed / said - onset
- shine / sign - onset
- ship / sip - onset
- shop / sop - onset
- son / shun - onset
- sun / shun - onset
- wish / wis - coda
- bass / bash - coda
- sin / shin - onset
- lash / lass - coda
- shack / sac - onset
- joss / josh - coda
- mush / muss - coda
- sash / sass - coda
- sear / shear - onset
- finish / finis - coda
- parcel / partial - nucleus
- class / clash - coda
- office / offish - coda
- self / shelf - onset
- sheep / seep - onset
- shimmer / simmer - onset
- shallow / sallow - onset
- sew / sho - onset
- loose / louche - coda
- push / puss - coda
- sag / shag - onset
- sail / shale - onset
- shall / sal - onset
- shine / sine - onset
- shot / sot - onset
- suck / shuck - onset
- shack / sacque - onset
- wis / whish - coda
- shear / cere - onset
- shiv / sieve - onset
- furnish / furnace - coda
- subtle / shuttle - onset
- censure / censor - nucleus
- censure / censer - nucleus
- demiss / dimmish - coda
- shyness / sinus - onset
- selfish / shellfish - onset
- shift / sift - onset
- plus / plush - coda
- show / so - onset
- so / sho - onset
- gas / gash - coda
- pass / pash - coda
- sale / shale - onset

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ash
/ˈæʃ/
vs

ass
/æs/

Coda
see
/ˈsi/
vs

she
/ʃi/

Onset
sew
/ˈsoʊ̯/
vs

show
/ʃoʊ/

Onset
shy
/ʃaɪ/
vs

sigh
/saɪ/

Onset
accomplish
/əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/
vs

accomplice
/əˈkɑmplɪs/

Coda
dish
/dɪʃ/
vs

diss
/dɪs/

Coda
dish
/dɪʃ/
vs

dis
/dɪs/

Coda
lease
/ˈliːs/
vs

leash
/ˈliːʃ/

Coda
mash
/mæʃ/
vs

mass
/mæs/

Coda
mess
/mɛs/
vs

mesh
/mɛʃ/

Coda
ness
/nɛs/
vs

nesh
/nɛʃ/

Coda
niece
/nis/
vs

niche
/niʃ/

Coda
sack
/ˈsæk/
vs

shack
/ʃæk/

Onset
sake
/ˈseɪk/
vs

shake
/ˈʃeɪk/

Onset
save
/seɪv/
vs

shave
/ʃeɪv/

Onset
seat
/siːt/
vs

sheet
/ʃiːt/

Onset
shed
/ʃɛd/
vs

said
drill word /sɛd/

Onset
shine
/ˈʃaɪn/
vs

sign
/ˈsaɪn/

Onset
ship
/ʃɪp/
vs

sip
drill word /sɪp/

Onset
shop
/ʃɑp/
vs

sop
drill word /sɑp/

Onset
son
/sʌn/
vs

shun
/ʃʌn/

Onset
sun
/sʌn/
vs

shun
/ʃʌn/

Onset
wish
/wɪʃ/
vs

wis
/wɪs/

Coda
bass
/bæs/
vs

bash
/bæʃ/

Coda
sin
/sɪn/
vs

shin
drill word /ʃɪn/

Onset
lash
/læʃ/
vs

lass
/læs/

Coda
shack
/ʃæk/
vs

sac
/sæk/

Onset
joss
/ˈdʒɑs/
vs

josh
/dʒɑʃ/

Coda
mush
/mʌʃ/
vs

muss
/mʌs/

Coda
sash
/sæʃ/
vs

sass
/sæs/

Coda
sear
/sɪr/
vs

shear
/ʃɪr/

Onset
finish
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/
vs

finis
/ˈfɪnɪs/

Coda
parcel
/ˈpɑɹsəl/
vs

partial
/ˈpɑɹʃəl/

Nucleus
class
/klæs/
vs

clash
/klæʃ/

Coda
office
/ˈɔ.fɪs/
vs

offish
/ˈɔfɪʃ/

Coda
self
/ˈsɛlf/
vs

shelf
/ʃɛlf/

Onset
sheep
/ʃiːp/
vs

seep
/siːp/

Onset
shimmer
/ˈʃɪm.ɚ/
vs

simmer
/ˈsɪmɚ/

Onset
shallow
/ˈʃæl.oʊ/
vs

sallow
/ˈsæloʊ/

Onset
sew
/ˈsoʊ̯/
vs

sho
/ʃoʊ/

Onset
loose
/luːs/
vs

louche
/luːʃ/

Coda
push
/pʊʃ/
vs

puss
/pʊs/

Coda
sag
/sæɡ/
vs

shag
/ʃæɡ/

Onset
sail
/seɪl/
vs

shale
/ʃeɪl/

Onset
shall
/ʃæl/
vs

sal
/sæl/

Onset
shine
/ˈʃaɪn/
vs

sine
/saɪn/

Onset
shot
/ʃɑt/
vs

sot
/sɑt/

Onset
suck
/sʌk/
vs

shuck
/ʃʌk/

Onset
shack
/ʃæk/
vs

sacque
/sæk/

Onset
wis
/wɪs/
vs

whish
/wɪʃ/

Coda
shear
/ʃɪr/
vs

cere
/sɪr/

Onset
shiv
/ʃɪv/
vs

sieve
/sɪv/

Onset
furnish
/ˈfɝnɪʃ/
vs

furnace
/ˈfɝnɪs/

Coda
subtle
/ˈsʌtəl/
vs

shuttle
/ˈʃʌt.əl/

Onset
censure
/ˈsɛnʃɚ/
vs

censor
/ˈsɛnsɚ/

Nucleus
censure
/ˈsɛnʃɚ/
vs

censer
/ˈsɛn.sɚ/

Nucleus
demiss
/dɪˈmɪs/
vs

dimmish
/ˈdɪmɪʃ/

Coda
shyness
/ˈʃaɪnəs/
vs

sinus
/ˈsaɪnəs/

Onset
selfish
/ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/
vs

shellfish
/ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/

Onset
shift
/ˈʃɪft/
vs

sift
/sɪft/

Onset
plus
/ˈplʌs/
vs

plush
/plʌʃ/

Coda
show
/ʃoʊ/
vs

so
/soʊ/

Onset
so
/soʊ/
vs

sho
/ʃoʊ/

Onset
gas
/ɡæs/
vs

gash
/ɡæʃ/

Coda
pass
/pæs/
vs

pash
/ˈpæʃ/

Coda
sale
/seɪl/
vs

shale
/ʃeɪl/

Onset

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