Words that start with S

Six slippery snakes sailed southward on a silver ship to Sydney.

A group of bears is called a sloth.
Scientific name: family: megalonychidae and bradypodidae
Sloths are a large animal that spends almost all of its time up trees, hanging from branches by its large curved claws. Sloths sleep for around 18 hours a day. They move very slowly - around 1-5 feet per minute. They are related to armadillos and anteaters.

Sis forSlouch

You slouch when you stand with a slightly drooping posture, with your shoulders forward and your stomach sticking out.

Sis forSlow

Snails move very slowly. If you take a very long time to finish doing something, you are slow. The opposite of slow is fast.

Sis forSlug

Slugs can be found on land and in the water, both freshwater and the sea. They are very similar to snails but slugs don't have a shell, and in fact any land mollusc without a shell can be called a slug. Since they have nowhere to hide inside and can dry out, slugs usually live in moist or wet places.

Sis forSlum

A slum is a place where very poor people live. Slums are usually filled with rubbish and have a very large number of people living in them.

Sis forSlumber

Slumber is another word for sleeping or rest. It is an old-fashioned word.

Sis forSmack

You smack someone when you hit them with your open hand. The cat in the picture is smacking the other cat. A smack is also a small amount of something, for example "this jelly smacks of garlic". A similar word to smack is slap, trace, hint or suggestion.

Sis forSmall

Something is small if other things are much bigger than it. In the picture, the dog on the bench is much smaller than the dog on the ground.

Sis forSmart

Smart is another word for intelligent. A smart person learns quickly and can do or build complex things.