ch (church)
/tʃ/
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- /tʃ/
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Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for affricates - /tʃ/.
Quick tip
Affricates start as plosives and release into fricatives.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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chair
-
child
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teacher
-
chicken
-
watch
Minimal pairs
- chip / chip/ship
- chin / chin/gin
- cheer / cheer/jeer
- etch / etch/edge
- chop / chop/shop
How to produce this sound
Put the tip of your tongue just behind the top teeth, stop the air, then release it with friction: /t/ + /ʃ/ together.
Common mix-ups
- cheap / sheep
- chip / ship
- cheer / jeer
- chin / gin
- etch / edge
Closest comparison
chair, cheese, child, teacher, kitchen
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