Consonant /ʃ/ ![Includes sound files!](../../../../images/Paul%20Joyce/soundmin2.gif)
/ʃ/ It is a fricative consonant formed by bringing the front of the tongue towards the palate a little further back than for the /s/ and rounding the lips slightly. The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing the /ʃ/. It's 'not voiced'. The most common writing patterns are 'sh', 'ti', 'ci' y 'ssi' in non stressed endings, 'ch', 'su', 'ssu' not stressed, 'ce' not stressed and 'xu'.
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The English consonant /ʒ/
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