In English, the letters "ci" typically sound like "sh" when followed by an "i" or an "e." This pronunciation is common in words like "ocean" or "special."
The combinations TI and CI sometimes make the SH sound (written [ʃ] in the International Phonetic Alphabet), as in "function" /fʌŋkʃən/ and "glacier" /glɛɪʃɝ/.
glacial, gracious, spacious, conscience, specie, facial, social, official, special, racial, beneficial, judicial, provincial, superficial, crucial, delicious, precious. meretricious
The letters "ti" in the word "caution" make the "sh" sound.
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words with ci sounding like sh:ambitiousatrociousauspiciousbodaciousconscientiousdeliciousfictitiousgraciousjudiciousloquaciouslusciousmalicioussalaciousspacioussuspiciousvivacious
Conscience
ci,ti,ch,sc According to George Bernard Shaw there are 13 spellings for the 'sh' sound. shoe sugar ocean issue nation schist pshaw suspicion nauseous conscious chaperone mansion fuchsia
Some countries that begin with the sound "sh" are: Sweden Switzerland Syria
The "ch" makes a "sh" sound in words like chef or machine because it follows the rule of English pronunciation where "ch" can have a "sh" sound when it comes after an "e" or an "i." This pronunciation comes from the influence of French and other languages on English.
Sure! Here are some words that contain the "sh" sound: Ship Shoes Fish Brush
The sound that "s" makes in the word "sure" is the /ʃ/ sound, which is like the "sh" sound in "shoe."