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/tʃ/ — /dʒ/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /tʃ/ · /dʒ/American audio: chair /tʃer/ · job /dʒɑb/
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/tʃ/
chair /tʃer/
Mouth and tongue position
Combine /t/ then release straight into /ʃ/ in one motion; no voicing.
Word practice
chair
Sentence practice
Choose a chair.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/dʒ/
job /dʒɑb/
Mouth and tongue position
Same as /tʃ/ but voiced.
Word practice
job
Sentence practice
John has a new job.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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