Time for a Bite <ci> <si> <ti>
Practice Words
Words where 'ci', 'si', or 'ti' produce the /ʃ/ sound, often before suffixes.
The big toman fish and the little toman fish live at the bottom of the river.
Today the big fish will teach his little friend how to catch his dinner. The little fish has watched how it's done before. But today is his first attempt.
He must wait patiently and hide until he is ready to dash out and snatch the smaller fish.
He has made a big mistake. This isn't a good position. The rock moves. It isn't a rock at all. The grumpy turtle moves off and scares the prey.
The little toman fish does his best to catch them. They have a head start. Flick... Flick... Flick... ...and they are gone.
The little fish is angry. His stomach growls with hunger.
But look! A lazy dragonfly hangs from the bottom of the branch. It could be an easier catch.
As he leaps up to try and snatch it, the little fish sees that someone is watching from afar.
In a flash, the kingfisher swoops down to chase the dragonfly too.
The dragonfly is not so lazy after all. He is clever and avoids the kingfisher.
As the toman fish watches on, the dragonfly hides underneath the roots of a marsh tree where the kingfisher can't reach him.
The kingfisher sees some easier prey and dives for a school of little fish instead.
It isn't the kingfisher's day. He misses all the tiny fish and grabs a leaf by mistake.
To the little toman's delight, he sees the school of fish is now heading towards him to avoid the kingfisher.
The school is trapped. If they swim back up, the kingfisher is there. If they swim down, the little toman fish is ready to snatch them.
What a lesson! It's a lesson in team work. And now it's time for a bite.