Lesson 16 / 22
/ʃ/ — /ʒ/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /ʃ/ · /ʒ/American audio: she /ʃiː/ · vision /ˈvɪʒən/
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/ʃ/
she /ʃiː/
Mouth and tongue position
Tongue pulled back further than /s/, lips slightly rounded, a 'sh' hiss; no voicing.
Word practice
she
Sentence practice
She has shiny shoes.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/ʒ/
vision /ˈvɪʒən/
Mouth and tongue position
Same position as /ʃ/ but voiced.
Word practice
vision
Sentence practice
I had a vision.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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