American English Pronunciation Workbook

Examples of the Consonant [ʃ]


Word Initial

1.   [ʃi]

she thought i forged the slip

2.   [ʃi]

that she met at the daycare so

3.   [ʃi]

she says she's a christian but i don't

4.   [ʃiz]

no she's she still lives down here

5.   [ʃiz]

she's

6.   [ʃɚ]

i yknow get on her to make sure she sits down and reads with him

7.   [ʃoʊ]

you know they show so much on t v it's all yknow people are

8.   [ʃʊdʊv]

more should've been made of the fact of

9.   [ʃoʊldɚ]

near a tree and she would break a twig uh off and she would smack me across the shoulder

10.   [ʃoʊɪŋ]

showing you violence that you

11.   [ʃɪdn̩]

yeah yeah yeah i shouldn't have to do this

Word Medial

12.   [pɔɹʃn̩z]

it's cheap people buy so much of it like portions

13.   [dɪʃwɑɹʃɚz]

that even the dishwashers have p h d's they

14.   [pɹəfɛʃnl̩s]

professionals

15.   [mɛɾɪkeɪʃn̩]

and some of that's controlled with medication now but

16.   [ʤɛnəɹeɪʃn̩]

yknow these there's a whole generation of kids now

17.   [peɪʃn̩]

so when you're in charge it's just a nightmare you're supposed to know where every single patient is where their chart is what's going on what room they're in where yknow

18.   [ɪmæʤʊneɪʃn̩]

it stimulates the imagination in some ways but i don't know what direction that imagination really goes yknow

19.   [pɹɛʃɚ]

neither one of them pressure me and uh

20.   [m̩pɹɛʃən]

now what's what kind of impression is

21.   [kɹɪeɪʃɪn]

all of creation

22.   [fæʃən]

cookie cutter in fashion there was

23.   [ækʃli]

and actually are in there

24.   [ɛdɪʃɪn]

in addition to that

25.   [næʃn̩l̩]

national

26.   [soʊʃəl]

whether it's academics or social

27.   [soʊʃl̩]

ya know because they were far apart enough they had their own social groups

28.   [soʊʃəl]

for social

Word Final

29.   [bæklæʃ]

there there's a strong backlash against that at least nation wide and and and in the military

30.   [ɪŋkɹiʃ]

and i think that as you increase your knowledge you're far better

31.   [əfoʊɹʃ]

but why would you make stricter gun laws when you can't even enforce your traffic laws

32.   [ɛstæblɪʃ]

and establish the morals

33.   [ɡɑʃ]

oh my gosh

34.   [ɡɑʃ]

and i'm like you're like oh my gosh

35.   [spæɪʃ]

like spanish instructors no i

36.   [wɪʃ]

i wish i knew what

37.   [pʊʃ]

unless you push her shirt down

38.   [ʧɹæʃ]

it was trash area

39.   [bɹəʃ]

and brush her teeth

40.   [ɪŋlɪʃ]

yknow there all the americans were like oh english people your accent is so neat and

41.   [dəsteɪŋɡwɪʃ]

need to distinguish between the personal inner personal

42.   [ɛstæblɪʃ]

but i think that a person can establish a relationship


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