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th/sh/ch sounds

English IV
Can you read these tongue twisters?
Cheerful children chant charming tunes.

She thinks the cheap sheep are surely not cheap.

The sheriff should shoot slowly.

Chester Cheetah chews a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese.


Can you tell the differences when pronunciating th/sh/ch
sounds?
So, let's play a game. Check the next link. You will have to
complete the stages about TH/CH/SH sounds. Take notes
if needed.
https://deck.toys/zmq-vpkh-tmv
sh/ʃ/ & ch /tʃ/ sounds
The sh sound /ʃ/ is unvoiced, that The ch sound /tʃ/ is a voiceless or
means the vocal cords do not unvoiced sound. Instead, you
vibrate during its production. release air out of your mouth to
This sound is a continuous make the sound.
consonant, meaning that it should
be capable of being produced for
a few seconds with even and
smooth pronunciation for the
entire duration.
th/θ/ & th /ð/ sounds
These sounds are paired
together because they take the
same mouth position. Th /θ/ is
unvoiced, meaning, only air passes
through the mouth, and th /ð/ is
voiced, meaning you make a sound
with the vocal cords.
chat
eyelashes
church
mushroom
pinch
toothbrush
touch
shop
teach
she

y to teacher thanks shirt


r
T ounc s e cheap thirty ship
ro n o r d Thursday
p ew /
h e s
t /ʃ/ / t ʃ three
thumb

/θ / third
thirteen
Time to practice!
Spin the wheel and read the sentences:
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/3604160
/reading/th-sh-ch-sentences
Drag the words to the correct category:
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/523947
7/reading/picture-sort-for-ch-sh-and-th
Thank you!
THERE SOME OTHER EXERCISES IN THE GUIDE!
KEEP PRACTICING!

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