S and SH are two hissing sounds that English keeps strictly apart: "same" and "shame", "sip" and "ship", "seat" and "sheet". Indian languages organise their hissing sounds differently. Some speakers, often with Bengali as a first language, may say S closer to SH. What you will learn: • How S and SH differ • S said closer to SH • Sh said closer to S • Pairs that can sound alike • Endings: -tion, -sion, -cial, -sure • The word "issue" • S at the start of clusters • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.