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PRONUNCIATION: BASIC SOUNDS
The C-H Sound and the S-H Sound
/tʃ/ and /ʃ/

GOAL

I can make the C-H sound and the S-H sound.

TRY IT!

Read the sentence below.

Coach Josh gave a speech during the halftime show.

SOUNDS

Learn how to pronounce today's sounds.
Sound Profile

/tʃ/

Voicing

no

Mouth

slightly open

Lips

pushed forward

Teeth

Tongue

the tip of the tongue touching behind the top front teeth + the sides of the tongue touching the top side teeth ➡ pulled back

Jaw

Steps

  1. Slightly open your mouth and push your lips forward.

  2. Press the tip of your tongue behind your top front teeth. The sides of your tongue should touch your top side teeth.

  3. Exhale. At the same time, pull your tongue back.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the C-H sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

beach ➡ biichi (ビーチ)

speech ➡ supiichi (スピーチ)

coach ➡ koochi (コーチ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

/ʃ/

Voicing

no

Mouth

slightly open

Lips

pushed forward

Teeth

Tongue

the front of the tongue close to but not touching behind the top front teeth

Jaw

Steps

  1. Slightly open your mouth and push your lips forward.

  2. Put the front of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.

  3. Exhale.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the S-H sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

dish ➡ disshu (ディッシュ)

push ➡ pusshu (プッシュ)

wash ➡ uosshu (ウォッシュ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

Steps

  1. Slightly open your mouth and push your lips forward.

  2. Press the tip of your tongue behind your top front teeth. The sides of your tongue should touch your top side teeth.

  3. Exhale. At the same time, pull your tongue back.

Steps

  1. Slightly open your mouth and push your lips forward.

  2. Put the front of your tongue close to but not touching behind your top front teeth.

  3. Exhale.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the C-H sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

beach ➡ biichi (ビーチ)

speech ➡ supiichi (スピーチ)

coach ➡ koochi (コーチ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the S-H sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

dish ➡ disshu (ディッシュ)

push ➡ pusshu (プッシュ)

wash ➡ uosshu (ウォッシュ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

WORDS

Practice today’s sounds in the words below.

/tʃ/

chain

champion

cheese

beach

lunch

catch

/ʃ/

shake

sheep

dish

wash

ship

shop

SENTENCES

Practice today’s sounds in the sentences below.

/tʃ/

  1. The champion gave a speech.
  2. Our rich coach will pay for lunch.
  3. Chad put a chain on the cheetah.
  4. Chuck likes playing catch so much!
  5. Chase ate some cheap cheese at the beach.

/ʃ/

  1. Shane’s shop sells shakes.
  2. She finished washing the dishes.
  3. Shiloh wished for a big ship.
  4. Shannon showed me her sheep.
  5. Shawn pushed Shay into the ocean.

/tʃ/ + /ʃ/

  1. The champion finished first.
  2. Cherish had lunch and bought a fruit shake.
  3. Chase washed the chain in the ocean.
  4. Coach Josh gave a speech during the halftime show.
  5. Chuck’s shop is much bigger than Shane’s.

DIALOGUES

Practice today’s sounds in the dialogues below.

/tʃ/

Student:

I had lunch at Champion’s Kitchen yesterday.
Tutor:

Oh, that new chicken place by the beach? What did you have?
Student:

Yeah! I had the cheese and chicken platter. It was really cheap.
Tutor:

I want to check it out, but the beach is kind of far.
Student:

They have another branch by the church downtown!

/ʃ/

Student:

Shannon’s shop opens today.
Tutor:

Her shop is near the ocean, right? What’s she going to sell?
Student:

Shakes and pasta dishes. She showed me the menu yesterday.
Tutor:

Okay. Let’s go visit her shop and wish her luck.
Student:

No, she might ask us to wash the dishes!

/tʃ/ + /ʃ/

Tutor:

I’m going to go to the beach with Shiloh and Shay this morning.
Student:

I wish I could go to the beach. But I need to finish some chores before lunch.
Tutor:

We can wait for you to finish and leave after lunch.
Student:

Are you sure? Thanks so much! I’ll try to finish my chores quickly.

TRY IT AGAIN!

Reread the sentence below.

Coach Josh gave a speech during the halftime show.