6 FORM PACE WORK 20/03/20

6 FORM PACE WORK 20/03/20

Тема: Вживання буквосполучення sh

Today we are going to speak about digraph “Sh”

Listen and pronounce after the speaker

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uguN4ghpKtQ

Read the rules.

The sh sound is unvoiced (the vocal cords do not vibrate during its production), and is the counterpart to the voiced zh sound.

This sound is a continuous consonant, meaning that it should be capable of being produced for a few seconds with even and smooth pronunciation for the entire duration.

[1] ch spelling

 The ch sound (not the sh sound), is the most common pronunciation for the ch spelling.

[2]: -tion suffix

 The -tion suffix is only likely to be pronounced with a ch sound when it is preceded by an s sound (as in the words question and suggestion). In most other circumstances, the sh sound is the more likely pronunciation for this suffix.

[3]: -sion suffix

 The -sion suffix is only likely to be pronounced with a zh sound when it is preceded by an r sound or a vowel sound (as in the words version and vision). In most other circumstances, the sh sound is the more likely pronunciation for this suffix.

The sh sound before suffixes

The -ure suffix and -ious suffixes do not contain an sh sound within them. However, when these suffixes are preceded by the letters s, c, or t, those letters may be pronounced as an sh sound.

[4]: s+ure spelling

 In the s+ure spelling, the letter s is usually only pronounced as the sh sound when it is preceded by a consonant sound or is spelled with two adjacent letter s's. If the s+ure spelling is preceded by a vowel sound, the word is likely pronounced with a zh sound (as in the word closure).

Non-phonetic sh sound words

The sh sound is underlined in the following words:

sure

ocean

issue

sugar