| 3001 | smell | The two friends smelled the flower. |
| 3002 | smile | The baby smiled at me. |
| 3003 | smooth | The baby’s skin felt very smooth. |
| 3004 | snake | Be careful of the snake in the tree. |
| 3005 | snap | I took the drumstick and snapped it with my hands. |
| 3006 | sneak | The thief snuck out of the house without anyone noticing him. |
| 3007 | snore | It was impossible to get to sleep because my husband snored. |
| 3008 | soar | The temperature today will soar to a high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| 3009 | sob | I sobbed when my youngest daughter got married. |
| 3010 | sober | After the funeral, everybody felt very sober. |
| 3011 | sociable | Many of my good friends are sociable, but I am shy. |
| 3012 | social | People should come together and fix the world’s social problems. |
| 3013 | socialize | I like to socialize with my classmates after school. |
| 3014 | society | Society expects people to be good and honest. |
| 3015 | sociology | Sociology teaches that people’s problems are a result of their society. |
| 3016 | soil | The boy planted flowers in the soil and watered them every day. |
| 3017 | solar | Using solar energy is good for the environment. |
| 3018 | sole | She was the sole woman in the room. |
| 3019 | solemn | The professor preferred a solemn relationship between him and his students. |
| 3020 | solidarity | All the citizens came together in a show of solidarity to create change. |
| 3021 | solitary | The only thing in the room was a solitary chair. |
| 3022 | solitude | John lives a life of solitude because he doesn’t get along well with people. |
| 3023 | solution | There are many problems. We need solutions! |
| 3024 | solve | All the students could easily solve the math problem. |
| 3025 | somewhat | James was somewhat upset when he had to move heavy boxes. |
| 3026 | soothe | The mother soothed her crying baby by rocking him in her arms. |
| 3027 | soothing | The soothing music helped the baby fall asleep. |
| 3028 | sophisticated | Jake is one of the most sophisticated people I’ve ever met. |
| 3029 | sore | After lifting the heavy box, Mona’s back was sore. |
| 3030 | sorrow | The girl felt sorrow after her best friend moved away. |
| 3031 | sort | What sort of instrument do you want to learn to play? |
| 3032 | soul | Some people believe that the soul lives after the body dies. |
| 3033 | sound | The alarm clock sounded and woke us all up. |
| 3034 | soundly | The nearest opponent was ten meters behind. She won the race soundly. |
| 3035 | sour | I don’t like lemons because I think they are too sour. |
| 3036 | source | The river was the source of drinking water for the village. |
| 3037 | souvenir | I bought a Russian doll as a souvenir on my trip to Moscow. |
| 3038 | sow | He always sows his garden seeds in the springtime. |
| 3039 | space | I don’t have much space for things in my small house. |
| 3040 | spaceship | Many people want to travel into space by spaceship. |
| 3041 | spade | The gardener used her spade to make a hole for the new plant. |
| 3042 | span | His work at the bakery has spanned twenty years. |
| 3043 | spare | I wanted to help him but I couldn’t spare a tire. |
| 3044 | sparkle | The stars sparkled in the winter night’s sky. |
| 3045 | spatial | He was asked where the books were located to test his spatial awareness. |
| 3046 | spear | The soldier was holding a spear in his hand. |
| 3047 | special | The cupcake was special because it had blue frosting. |
| 3048 | species | There are 21 different species of butterfly in this forest. |
| 3049 | specific | Please choose a specific place on the map. |
| 3050 | specify | The poster didn’t specify where the concert was taking place. |
| 3051 | speck | A speck of blood appeared where the mosquito had bit him. |
| 3052 | spectacle | Niagara Falls is quite a spectacle. |
| 3053 | spectacular | There was a spectacular fireworks display in the park at New Year. |
| 3054 | spectator | There were thousands of spectators at the big game. |
| 3055 | spectrum | You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow. |
| 3056 | speculate | My sister looked at the sky and speculated that it would rain tomorrow. |
| 3057 | speech | She gave a speech to the class. |
| 3058 | speed | Speeding is the cause of most car accidents. |
| 3059 | sphere | The balloons were inflated into a variety of colorful spheres. |
| 3060 | spider | Some adults have a fear of little creatures such as spiders. |
| 3061 | spill | I spilled the coffee on the table. |
| 3062 | spin | The boy kept spinning until he fell down. |
| 3063 | spine | Our spine helps us to stand up nice and straight. |
| 3064 | spiral | A strand of DNA looks like two interlocking spirals. |
| 3065 | spit | He emerged from the pool and spit water from his mouth. |
| 3066 | spite | He snuck into his sister’s room and stole her bag out of spite. |
| 3067 | splash | Some green paint splashed upon the floor. |
| 3068 | splendid | From his head down to his shoes, his clothes looked splendid. |
| 3069 | spoil | We left the fruit out too long, and it spoiled. |
| 3070 | spoken | We cannot take back what has been spoken. |
| 3071 | spontaneous | My wife made a spontaneous decision to buy a new sofa while I was at work. |
| 3072 | sport | She loves watching sport on TV. |
| 3073 | spouse | I live in a home with my spouse and our two children. |
| 3074 | spread | I like to spread butter on my toast. |
| 3075 | sprinkle | He sprinkled the pasta with salt and black pepper. |
| 3076 | sprint | The kids didn’t want to be late to class, so they sprinted to the bus stop. |
| 3077 | spur | The coach’s speech spurred her team into playing the best game of their lives. |
| 3078 | squeeze | When Clara saw her cat, she squeezed it to her face. |
| 3079 | stab | He stabbed the fork into the potato and passed it to his daughter. |
| 3080 | stable | The chair is stable. Its legs are strong. |
| 3081 | stack | There was a stack of paperwork on his desk to complete. |
| 3082 | staff | My dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office. |
| 3083 | stage | A large screen was on the stage. |
| 3084 | stain | He had a red stain on the collar of his shirt. |
| 3085 | stair | You can take the stairs to the second floor. |
| 3086 | staircase | The staircase leads directly into the kitchen. |
| 3087 | stairs | He took the stairs instead of the elevator. |
| 3088 | stake | We marked our property by placing stakes into the ground. |
| 3089 | stale | The cookies sat on the table so long that they became stale. |
| 3090 | stall | If you give the car a push, it won’t stall. |
| 3091 | stance | My stance is that using oil and gas is bad for the environment. |
| 3092 | stand | Allan prefers to stand and work at his desk. |
| 3093 | standard | This older model TV is below our store’s standards. |
| 3094 | star | The stars come out at night. |
| 3095 | starch | Pasta is high in starch. |
| 3096 | stark | There is a stark contrast between their test scores. |
| 3097 | start | Catherine has to start work at 8 o’clock in the morning. |
| 3098 | startle | The loud crash startled the sleeping woman. |
| 3099 | starve | During the war, many people starved. |
| 3100 | state | The president stated his opinion about the world’s health concerns. |
| 3101 | station | This man is waiting at the train station. |
| 3102 | statistic | The statistics showed that we did just as well this year as last year. |
| 3103 | statue | The Venus de Milo is a famous ancient Greek statue. |
| 3104 | status | She had achieved the status of being the smartest girl in the class. |
| 3105 | statute | The new statute made it illegal to walk dogs in the park. |
| 3106 | steady | The problem was hard, but she remained steady and solved it. |
| 3107 | steal | The men tried to steal money from the bank. |
| 3108 | steel | The new apartment building was made with steel. |
| 3109 | steep | He rode his bike up the steep hill to reach the top. |
| 3110 | steer | He steered the go-cart around the track. |
| 3111 | stem | The rose had a long thin stem. |
| 3112 | step | Be careful where you step. |
| 3113 | stereotype | There’s a stereotype that pigs are dirty animals. But they are rather clean. |
| 3114 | sterile | The hospital room looked quite sterile. |
| 3115 | stern | The stern teacher didn’t allow the students to speak during class. |
| 3116 | steward | The steward is bringing some tea. |
| 3117 | sticky | Place the sticky part of the tape against the paper, so it will cling to the wall. |
| 3118 | still | They are still waiting in line to get tickets. |
| 3119 | stimulate | Doctors sometimes use electric shock to stimulate a patient’s heartbeat. |
| 3120 | stimulus | Having a lot of money is a stimulus for people to buy more things. |
| 3121 | sting | The needle stung my arm and made me say, “Ouch!” |
| 3122 | stir | Mom stirred the batter until it was smooth. |
| 3123 | stitch | My grandmother stitched the pieces together to make a big blanket. |
| 3124 | stool | I don’t find stools very comfortable to sit on. |
| 3125 | store | I picked up a few things at the grocery store. |
| 3126 | storm | Did that storm wake you up last night? |
| 3127 | stove | Our new stove helps us to cook food much faster than before. |
| 3128 | straightforward | The teacher’s grading system was straightforward and fair. |
| 3129 | strain | Casey strained to lift the heavy box. |
| 3130 | stranded | When the plane left, my sister and I were stranded in China. |
| 3131 | strange | They are wearing strange masks. |
| 3132 | strap | She put the strap of her purse over her shoulder and walked out the door. |
| 3133 | strategy | The team came up with a strategy to win the game. |
| 3134 | straw | I drank the orange juice through a straw. |
| 3135 | stray | He found himself lost because he had strayed from the tour group. |
| 3136 | street | What is the name of the street you live on? |
| 3137 | strength | Eating good food builds up your strength. |
| 3138 | stress | Dan has a lot of stress at work. |
| 3139 | stretch | She stretched her body before exercising. |
| 3140 | stricken | The pilot landed the stricken airplane with difficulty. |
| 3141 | strict | The teacher is strict. She does not let students talk in class. |
| 3142 | strife | There was a lot of strife between Jim and Lisa about what TV show to watch. |
| 3143 | strike | She struck the other girl in the face. |
| 3144 | string | I found a large ball of string. |
| 3145 | strip | He had long strips of film that held images of his trip abroad. |
| 3146 | stripe | The flag of the United States has red and white stripes. |
| 3147 | stroke | The artist began with a yellow stroke on his painting. |
| 3148 | stroll | My dog and I strolled through the park today. |
| 3149 | structure | There are big differences in family structure in different cultures. |
| 3150 | stubborn | Both of my parents are stubborn. They never give in to each other. |
| 3151 | study | The woman needed a quiet place to study for a big test. |
| 3152 | stuff | We gave a lot of stuff to the charity. |
| 3153 | stuffed | The newspapers were all stuffed into the drawer. |
| 3154 | stumble | She stumbles a lot when she is drunk. |
| 3155 | stun | Tim fell of the swing and was too stunned to cry. |
| 3156 | stunt | The man jumped over the cars as a promotional stunt. |
| 3157 | style | Her clothes were all in the latest style. |
| 3158 | subconscious | Breathing is one of the subconscious things that the body does. |
| 3159 | subject | The location of the trees will subject them to strong winds from the hurricane. |
| 3160 | submarine | The submarine dove under the sea so the enemy couldn’t see it. |
| 3161 | subscribe | She subscribed to the view that musical education should be kept in schools. |
| 3162 | subsequent | The flood and the subsequent rescue of those caught in the flood were on TV. |
| 3163 | subsidy | The official gave the company a subsidy so it could open two new factories. |
| 3164 | subsist | Some people are forced to subsist on only a few dollars a month. |
| 3165 | substance | Arsenic is a poisonous substance. |
| 3166 | substantial | The bank said that he owed it a substantial amount of money. |
| 3167 | substantially | The price of the apartment went up substantially. |
| 3168 | substitute | When I ran out of juice, I had to substitute water to drink in the morning. |
| 3169 | subtle | The handsome man has a subtle smile. |
| 3170 | subtract | We learned how to subtract numbers in class. |
| 3171 | suburb | I grew up in the suburbs, only a few minutes outside of the city. |
| 3172 | succeed | He will continue to work on the robot until he succeeds. |
| 3173 | successful | My father is a successful businessman. |
| 3174 | succession | The student said the letters of the alphabet in succession. |
| 3175 | such | I have never seen such a beautiful sunset before. |
| 3176 | suck | The baby sucked milk from her bottle. |
| 3177 | sudden | He felt a sudden pain in his chest. |
| 3178 | suddenly | I was surprised when my friends suddenly shouted, “Happy birthday!” |
| 3179 | sue | I sued the company after I slipped on a banana peel in their hallway. |
| 3180 | suffer | Her headache made her suffer all day. |
| 3181 | sufficient | After eating a sufficient amount of food, I left the table. |
| 3182 | sugar | She added extra sugar to her tea. |
| 3183 | suggest | He suggested that we go to see his boss. |
| 3184 | suicide | Some people feel so sad that they think suicide is the only answer. |
| 3185 | sum | He calculated the numbers to see what the sum of his bills would be. |
| 3186 | summary | Cindy concluded the meeting with a summary of the project. |
| 3187 | summit | Snow covered the summit of the mountain even during the summer. |
| 3188 | summon | We summoned the doctor as soon as we noticed she was sick. |
| 3189 | sunlight | The sunlight shines through the trees. |
| 3190 | super | My dad said I did a super job cleaning the house. |
| 3191 | superintendent | The superintendent decided to close the schools because of the weather. |
| 3192 | superior | I think cooking outdoors is superior to cooking indoors. |
| 3193 | supernatural | The dragon had supernatural powers, such as flying and breathing fire. |
| 3194 | superstition | It is a superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. |
| 3195 | supervise | Allen supervised the construction workers to ensure everyone’s safety. |
| 3196 | supper | We usually have supper around 6 o’clock at my house. |
| 3197 | supplement | He supplements his diet with fresh fruits. |
| 3198 | supply | The water heater supplied the house with warm water. |
| 3199 | support | Everyone at work supports the new plan. |
| 3200 | suppose | I suppose I should go home now. |