LESSON 8

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A F F R I C AT E S

Affricates are simply sdouble consonants and the consist of one plosive consonant followed by one
fricative consonant. They both have to match, they are either both unovoiced or both voiced.
Speech organs position:
[tsh], as in “church”: polisive [t] as in “time”, made at exactly the same time as fricative consonant
[sh] as in “shall”. They have the position of both. Add sound and you get [d] allied with [3] and you
end up with the voiced [d3].
Spelling variations for the [tsh] sound Highlighted bold letters pronounced as [tsh]
ch Church, Churchill, chap, which, orchard, achieve
Tch Catch, butcher, clutched, matched, Thatcher
T before u Literature, posture, moisturize, architecture
SENTENCES
1. The old church in Chester represents the architecture of the 18th century.
2. The lecture in Chinese literature was quite an adventure for the lecturer.
3. For lunch, I had some chips with blue cheese followed by Chinese jasmine tea.
4. We cheerfully chose Chippendale chairs to match our charming antique furniture.
5. They chased and searched for Charlie but they couldn't catch him.
TONGUE TWISTERS
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Spelling variations for the [d3] sound Highlighted bold letters pronounced as [d3]
j Job, adjoin, joike, John, June, juvenile, rejection
G Gem, luggage, badger, ledger, George, courage
SENTENCES
1. In June and July the weather is generally enjoyable in this region of Georgia.
2. John was judging his wife for rejections in his marriage and his boss for injustice in his job.
3. These gherkins with ginger and tomato juice from the jar are jolly good!
4. Even an average judge charges too much!
5. The marriage of Gerald and Gina was judged to be joyful.
VERSES 1
Yes, now I’m a Judge!
Though all my law be fudge,
Yet I’ll never, never budge,
But I’ll live and die a Judge!
And a good Judge too!
VERSES 2
Oh a private buffoon is a light hearted balloon,
if you listen to popular rumor.
From the morn to the night he's so joyous and bright
And he bubbles with wit and good humor.
He's so quaint and so terse, both in prose and in verse,
Yet though people forgive his transgressions,
There are one or two rules that all Family Fools
Must observe if they love their profession.
There are one or two rules, half a dozen maybe
That all Family Fools of whatever degree,
Must observe, if they lost their profession.
C O M PA R I S O N
[tsh] [d3]
Church Judge
Chap Gyp
Cheap Gin
Chunk Junk
Chose Juice
Batch Baggage
Adventure Average