Pronounce - PH Sound

Pronounce - SH Sound

Pronounce - GH Sound

Pronounce - ou Sound

Pronounced differently

All the words given below end with "s" but are pronounced differently.
Read these words aloud.

Words ending                Words ending                    Words ending
with (z) sound                 with (s) sound                    with (iz) sound

  levers                                books                                    roses
  oils                                    soaps                                    cages
  valves                                mats                                     noises
  bells                                   locks                                    wages
  rims                                   packs                                   hinges
 wheels                                taps                                      lozenges

How pronunciation changes

See how pronunciation changes when "e"  is added to the words -

at   -   ate

hat -   hate

war -  ware

fat -    fate

dam - dame

car -   care

mat -   mate

rat -     rate

Learn to pronounce "TH (unvoiced)" words

To pronounce the Unvoiced TH, put the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth and let air escape around your tongue, without your vocal cords vibrating.

Examples - thank, thin, think, thought, thump, therapy, bath, with, moth, path, youth

Learn to pronounce "TH (voiced)" words

To pronounce the Voiced TH, put the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth and vibrate your vocal cords, then pull your tongue back to pronounce the rest of the word.

Examples - than, then, this, there, that, either, weather, other, bather, smooth, clothe, scythe

Learn to pronounce "SH" words

To pronounce the SH sound, place the whole width of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth behind your top front teeth, but without touching the roof, then let air slowly escape through the opening.

Examples - ash, mesh, fish, wash, posh, bush, masher, usher, shape, shin, shop, shut

Learn to pronounce "CH" words

To pronounce CH, press the whole width of your tongue against the roof of your mouth behind your top front teeth, then release your tongue just enough to let a wide hiss of air come out.

Examples - chair, chess, chin, chore, chum, teacher, church, winch, such (Note: many words will use TCH to stand for the CH sound.) watch, fetch, witch, pitcher