How to Make the Sound
/s/ is a voiceless fricative. /∫/ is also voiceless, but to make it different from /s/, pull the tip of your tongue slightly back and up. (It is the same sound you make when you want someone to be quiet: Shshshshshshsh!) For /t∫/, just put a /t/ in front of /∫/, and you will get a /t∫/. Work with a partner to say what these pictures are.
![sleeping](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/elective/ELEC110LS/unit05/5-1l1.jpg)
![shoe](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/elective/ELEC110LS/unit05/5-1l2.jpg)
![chicken](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/elective/ELEC110LS/unit05/5-1l3.jpg)
Practice #1: Word Repetition
Listen to the following words and repeat.
sip
sane
leasing
bass
Cass
ship
Shane
leashing
bash
cash
chip
chain
leaching
batch
catch
Practice #2: Minimal Pair / Trio Distinction
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