| 𐑖 | 𐑠 |
|---|---|
| sure | measure |
We usually write the sound made by 𐑖 as "sh". But there are two words beginning with this sound which are traditionally spelt with just an "s": "sure" and "sugar". In the Shavian alphabet, you always spell it with 𐑖.
The letter 𐑠 makes a sound that doesn't occur very often in English. You can hear it in words like "treasure", or "measure".
Now you can write:
| 𐑖𐑴 | "show" | |
| 𐑖𐑵 | "shoe" | |
| 𐑚𐑫𐑖 | "bush" | |
| 𐑖𐑮𐑵 | "shrew" | |
| 𐑖𐑵𐑑 | "shoot" |
Carry on to the next lesson: church, judge »
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