The Sounds of English
A Basic Course

 


as in <ASH>, as in <ASIA>,
as in <CHIN>, as in <GIN> Listen

Norwegian learners' problems. Listen: Some Norwegians tend to pronounce the and as a "sj"-sound, which should be avoided. Moreover, we do not have a voiced at all in Norwegian, which adds to the problem. In trying to obtain the best possible pronunciation of and , it may actually help if you round your lips when saying these sounds.

Listen and practise:

:
shine, shoe, shampoo, mission, passion, ash, English, finish

:
Asia, television, usual, pleasure, beige, rouge

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chin -------- gin
chew ------ Jew
choke ----- joke
H ---------- age
match ---- Madge
church -----------
------------ judge
----------- George

SPELLING BOX:

: <sh>, <ti+a/e/o> and combinations with <s>
shine, notion, Russia

: <s> + <u>,
<si> + <on>,
<z> + <ure>
pleasure, decision, seizure

: <ch> and combinations with <t>
cheap, mature

: <j>, <g>
jelly, gin