Shush /ʃ/ Ep 4
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This episode focuses on the phoneme /ʃ/ as in the word "shush."
Included in this episode:
Name That Sound: “cock-a-doodle-doo” A rooster or a cockerel and interesting facts.
Phenomenal Phoneme: today's phoneme is /ʃ/ as in the word "shush."
1. Ship /ʃɪp/
2. Shirt /ʃɜːrt/
3. Shoe /ʃuː/
4. Fish /fɪʃ/
5. Wish /wɪʃ/
6. Brush /brʌʃ/
7. Shell /ʃɛl/
8. Rush /rʌʃ/
9. Dish /dɪʃ/
10. Flash /flæʃ/
11. Cash /kæʃ/
12. Marsh /mɑːrʃ/
13. Push /pʊʃ/
14. Wash /wɑːʃ/ (or /wɔːʃ/ depending on the accent)
Words of the Week: this week's words are
"effervescent." /ɛfərˈvɛsnt/
"resilience." /rɪˈzɪljəns/.
Interesting Idioms:
"to hit the nail on the head." explanation and the use.
Jolly Jokes.
Word Goblins: silent letters like
Debt: The "b" is silent. /dɛt/
Knight: The "k" is silent. /naɪt/
Receipt: The "p" is silent. /rɪˈsiːt/
Island: The "s" is silent. /ˈaɪlənd/
Hour: The "h" is silent. /aʊər/
Psychology: The "p" is silent. /saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
Subtle: The "b" is silent. /ˈsʌtəl/
Chaos: The "ch" is silent. /ˈkeɪɑːs/
Doubt: The "b" is silent. /daʊt/
Autumn: The "n" is silent. /ˈɔːtəm/
Tongue Twisters: Roger’s tongue twister with sh /ʃ/
She sells seashells by the seashore,
/ʃiː sɛlz ˈsiːʃɛlz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
/ðə ʃɛlz ʃiː sɛlz ɑːr ˈʃʊrli ˈsiːʃɛlz/
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
/soʊ ɪf ʃiː sɛlz ʃɛlz ɑn ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/
I'm sure she sells seashore shells.
/aɪm ʃʊr ʃiː sɛlz ˈsiːʃɔːr ʃɛlz/
Six sharp smart sharks,
/sɪks ʃɑrp smɑrt ʃɑrks/
Six sharp smart sharks,
/sɪks ʃɑrp smɑrt ʃɑrks/
Six sharp smart sharks.
/sɪks ʃɑrp smɑrt ʃɑrks/
Silly sheep sleep soundly on soft sheets.
/ˈsɪli ʃiːp sliːp ˈsaʊndli ɑn sɑft ʃiːts/
Silly sheep sleep soundly on soft sheets.
/ˈsɪli ʃiːp sliːp ˈsaʊndli ɑn sɑft ʃiːts/
Silly sheep sleep soundly on soft sheets.
/ˈsɪli ʃiːp sliːp ˈsaʊndli ɑn sɑft ʃiːts/
Shep should show Shawn some sheep-shaped sweets.
/ʃɛp ʃʊd ʃoʊ ʃɔn səm ʃiːp ʃeɪpt swiːts/
Shep should show Shawn some sheep-shaped sweets.
/ʃɛp ʃʊd ʃoʊ ʃɔn səm ʃiːp ʃeɪpt swiːts/
Shep should show Shawn some sheep-shaped sweets.
/ʃɛp ʃʊd ʃoʊ ʃɔn səm ʃiːp ʃeɪpt swiːts/
Shelly's shop sells shiny shells by the seashore.
/ˈʃɛliz ʃɑp sɛlz ˈʃaɪni ʃɛlz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/
Shelly's shop sells shiny shells by the seashore.
/ˈʃɛliz ʃɑp sɛlz ˈʃaɪni ʃɛlz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/
Shelly's shop sells shiny shells by the seashore.
/ˈʃɛliz ʃɑp sɛlz ˈʃaɪni ʃɛlz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr/
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