00:00Hi there! This is the sh sound, as in the words she, short and should.
00:15The sh sound is a sound from the Consonant Pairs group.
00:20It is called the voiceless palatoalveola sibilant.
00:26This means that you create friction through clenched teeth by directing airflow through a narrow channel formed along the middle of the tongue.
00:36The sh sound is made through the mouth and is unvoiced, which means that you don't use your vocal cords to make the sound.
00:45It is defined by the shape of your tongue and the position of your teeth.
00:50It is a sibilant sound, which is a sound made by directing a string of air along the tongue towards the sharp edge of the teeth.
01:00To produce the sound, clench your teeth together lightly, pull your tongue away from them and push air through them.
01:08The sh sound is normally spelled with the letters sh, as in the words show and push.
01:28But it can also be spelled with the letters TI or CI, as in the words national and official.
01:40Here are some words that begin with the sh sound.
01:48Sure
01:50Shoulder
01:53Shot
01:56And shake
02:00Here are some words with the sh sound in the middle.
02:06Information
02:08Social
02:10Education
02:13Education
02:15And nation
02:17Here are some words with the sh sound at the end.
02:24Finish
02:26Finish
02:27Wish
02:28Wish
02:29Push
02:30Push
02:33So that's it for the sh sound.
02:40But we have made additional videos on each of the groups of sounds.
02:44Vowels, diphthongs, single consonants and consonant pairs.
02:48As well as a video explaining the phonetic chart as a whole.
02:52You can also click on any of the symbols behind me to see a similar video to this with lots of examples and an explanation of how to pronounce that sound.
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