Voiceless alveolar fricative.
When we pronounce this sound, the tip of the tongue, the active articulator , approximates to the alveolar ridge, the passive articulator. The rims of the tongue are placed against the upper side teeth. The velum is in its raised position. So, the lung air cannot go out through the nasal cavity. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <s> | cats /kæts/ |
| <'s> | a cat's tail /ə ˈkæts teɪl/ |
| <s'> | cat's tails /kæts teɪlz/ |
| <ss> | miss /mɪs/ |
| <se> | false /fɔ:ls/ |
| <ce> | romance /rəʊˈmæns/ |
| <c> | centre /ˈsentər/ |
| <sc> | ascend /əˈsend/ |
| <ps> | psychology /saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ |
| <st> | castle /ˈkɑ:sl̩/ |
| <sw> | sword /sɔ:d/ |
| peace /pi:s/ |
| mercy /ˈmɜ:si/ |
| course /kɔ:s/ |
| centre /ˈsentə/ |
| castle /ˈkɑ:sl̩/ |
| romance /rəʊˈmæns/ |
| silly /ˈsɪli/ |
| fleece /fli:s/ |
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Some say Suzan is silly, but Alice is sillier.
/səm ˈseɪ ˈsu:zn̩ z ˈsɪli | bət ˈælɪs ɪz ˈsɪlɪə/ |
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Ice in juice is nice.
/'aɪs ɪn 'dʒu:s ɪz 'naɪs/ |
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Six terrorists assassinated the prince's son.
/'sɪks ˈterərɪsts əˈsæsɪneɪtɪd ðə ˈprɪnsəz 'sʌn/ |
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Six sick hicks
nick six slick bricks
with picks and sticks.
/'sɪks 'sɪk 'hɪks 'nɪk 'sɪks 'slɪk 'brɪks wɪð 'pɪks ənd 'stɪks/ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are quite close to the alveolar bridge and the rims of the tongue are placed against the upper side teeth forming a passage through which the pulmonic air stream passes producing friction.
Voiceless alveolar fricative.
When we pronounce this sound, the tip of the tongue, the active articulator , approximates to the alveolar ridge, the passive articulator. The rims of the tongue are placed against the upper side teeth. The velum is in its raised position. So, the lung air cannot go out through the nasal cavity. Friction is produced when the lung air goes out through the passage formed by the articulators. The vocal folds do not vibrate during the production of this sound.
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The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds do not vibrate. The tip and blade of the tongue are quite close to the alveolar bridge and the rims of the tongue are placed against the upper side teeth forming a passage through which the pulmonic air stream passes producing friction.