Words that start with S

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

Sis forSister

Your sister is a girl who has the same mother or father as you do.

Sis forSit

You sit down when you put most of your weight on your bottom, on a surface like a chair or sofa. Sitting down is usually more comfortable than standing up.

Sis forSix

There are six coloured eggs in the picture. The number before six is five. The number that comes after six is seven.

Sis forSixth

Something is sixth if it is the number sixth item in a list. Sixth comes after fifth and before seventh.

Sis forSize

Size is a measure of how big something is. You can measure size in defined units like inches, or you can use descriptive words like big, small, tiny or huge.

Sis forSizzle

Sizzling is the sound of cooking something in fat or oil at fairly high temperatures, like cooking bacon or sausages.

Sis forSkate

A skate might be another word for a ice skate or roller skate. It might also describe the action of gliding over a surface wearing some kind of skates. Someone who skates is a skater.
A skateboard is a piece of wood with wheels underneath. You stand on the skateboard and push with one foot to make it go forwards, or just stand on it if you are on a slope. People can do lots of tricks on skateboards, like jumping and twisting. On a large skateboard ramp people can even flip right over in the air.

Sis forSkater

A skater is someone who skates, either on ice skates, roller skates or on a skateboard. People might skate just for fun, or professionally for money.