Initial SH Words for Speech Therapy
84 initial sh words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 74 contain the target sound without competing sounds.
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Articulation practice
Target /sh/ · Initial
/sh/
01chef
02sean
03shade
04shades
05shaft
06shake
07shall
08shame
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/sh/: 84 words · competing-free 74Generate a custom worksheet for this sound
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1-syllable
- chef
- sean
- shade
- shades
- shaft
- shake
- shall
- shame
- shape
- shaped
- shapes
- share
- shared
- shares
- shark
- sharp
- shaved
- shaw
- she
- shed
- sheep
- sheer
- sheet
- sheets
- shelf
- shell
- shield
- shift
- shine
- ship
- shipped
- ships
- shirt
- shirts
- shock
- shoe
- shoes
- shoot
- shop
- shops
- shore
- short
- shorts
- shot
- shots
- should
- show
- showed
- shown
- shows
- shut
- sri
- sure
2-syllable
- champagne
- charlotte
- chevy
- shadow
- shadows
- shanghai
- shareware
- sharing
- sharon
- shelter
- shepherd
- sheriff
- shipment
- shipments
- shipping
- shooting
- shopper
- shoppers
- shopping
- shortcuts
- shorter
- shortly
- shoulder
- showcase
- shower
- showers
- showing
- shuttle
- sugar
- surely
3-syllable
- shareholders
Words without competing sounds
- chef
- sean
- shade
- shades
- shaft
- shake
- shall
- shame
- shape
- shaped
- share
- shared
- shares
- shark
- sharp
- shaved
- shaw
- she
- shed
- sheep
- sheer
- sheet
- shelf
- shell
- shield
- shift
- shine
- ship
- shipped
- shirt
- shock
- shoe
- shoes
- shoot
- shop
- shore
- short
- shot
- should
- show
- showed
- shown
- shows
- shut
- sri
- sure
- champagne
- charlotte
- chevy
- shadow
- shadows
- shanghai
- shareware
- sharing
- sharon
- shelter
- shepherd
- sheriff
- shipment
- shipping
- shooting
- shopper
- shoppers
- shopping
- shorter
- shortly
- shoulder
- shower
- showers
- showing
- shuttle
- sugar
- surely
- shareholders
Frequently asked questions
- How many words have /sh/ in the initial position?
- Our dictionary lists 84 initial /sh/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
- What are some example initial /sh/ words?
- Examples include chef, sean, shade, shades, shaft, shake, shall, shame.
- What does "initial /sh/" mean?
- It means the /sh/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
- Which initial /sh/ words have no competing sounds?
- 74 of them contain /sh/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.