Consonant Sound /ʃ/

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Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiceless consonant sound /ʃ/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Pronounce voiceless consonant sound /ʃ/ correctly.
• Give examples of words with consonant sound /ʃ/.
• Identify consonant /ʃ/ sound in words.

Voiced consonant /ʃ/

Consonant /ʃ/ sound is pronounced like that sound you make when you are telling someone to be quiet — “shhh“.

It is popular in words with –sh-.

Similar to consonant /tʃ/ sound, this shhh sound /ʃ/ is also “voiceless”. So there is NO vibration in your throat when pronounced.

Notice that the /ʃ/ sound has a free flow of air through your mouth, unlike the CONSONANT SOUND /tʃ/ which has an initial obstruction of air before release.

• CONTRASTING CONSONANT SOUNDS /ʃ/ AND /tʃ/

Practice questions on consonant sound /ʃ/