Session 4 - F and V, Sh and Voiced SH

This session covers:

• Consonant ‘F’
• Consonant ‘V’
• The Unvoiced ‘SH’Sound
• The Voiced ‘ZSH’Sound

Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’

Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it as “biting your lower lip”. Maintain a steady air stream. 

They are both identical, except the ‘F’ is unvoiced, and the ‘V’ is voiced.

Correct voicing will make your speech clearer and more intelligible.

Practice Words with ‘F’

• Foot
• Find
• Finally
• Family
• Freedom
• Laugh
• Telephone
• Symphony
• Rough

Practice Sentences

Do you feel like a physical wreck? Are you fed up with your feeling of fatigue?

Have you had enough of feeling rough? Why don’t you fight fever with

Pharaoh’s Friend. A medicine that is tough on Flu.

Practice Words with ‘V’

• Vote
• Vine
• Oven
• Evaluate
• Voice
• Travel
• River
• Every
• Glove
• Alive
• Leave

Comparing ‘F’ and ‘V’

• Feel – Veal
• Safe – Save
• Fat – Vat
• Fine – Vine
• Face – Vase
• Fan – Van
• Foul – Vowel
• Proof – Prove

Practice Phrases

• A famous athlete
• A food vendor
• The Foreign Service
• Summer vacation
• Vocabulary test
• Over the rainbow
• Our first victory
• Harvard University
• Husband and wife
• Very well done

Practice Sentences

• Her promotion in the firm was well deserved.
• There was only one survivor on the island.
• Steve noticed that the olive juice must have stained his sleeve.
• The street vendor was selling souvenirs to tourists.
• Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’s Eve.
• There were several dents in the rear fender.
• Tom placed several tomatoes from the vine into a basket.

The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound

To make the Unvoiced ‘SH’ sound, bring your mouth and lips forward, teeth should be slightly apart. Produce air stream. Words beginning with ‘SH” begin with this sound. (So are the words “Sugar”, “Sure”, “Chef”and  “Chicago”.)

‘SH’ practice words 

Beginning

• She
• Sugar
• Sure
• Shadow
• Sheep
• Shirt
• Shoe
• Shape
• Chicago
• Chef

Middle

• Nation
• Motion
• Mission
• Special
• Reputation
• Official
• Machine
• Fishing
• Insurance
• Sunshine
• Ocean
• Tissue
• Addition
• Subtraction

End

• Rush
• Dish
• Establish
• Splash
• Irish
• Fresh
• Finish

‘SH’ Sentences

• The fishing trip was planned and we left to go to the ocean.
• Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar?
• Sharon gave a special performance.
• He will be stationed in Washington, D.C, the nation’s capital.
• She went to a fashion show after taking a shower.
• She sells seashells by the seashore.
• The social club was praised for their cooperation.

‘SH’ Practice

Joe's weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore.Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.

The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound

The Voiced ‘ZSH’ sound is exactly like the ‘SH’ except voicing is added. This is an important sound in American English.

‘ZSH’ practice words

Middle

• Usual
• Unusual
• Usually
• Vision
• Visual
• Conclusion
• Asia
• Version
• Division
• Casual
• Television

End

• Beige
• Massage
• Prestige

Practice Sentences

• It’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia.
• I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion.
• The beige walls were the usual color in the treasury building.

List things that are appropriate for each column. Then say them out loud in full sentences for practice.

Example: 

•  “It’s usually hot in the summer.”   
•  “It’s unusual for me to be late for an appointment.”