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The syllable 'ˈis'

/ˈis/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈis'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ˈ/
/i/	The tongue is tense and rises high. Then it moves to the front of the mouth. The tip of the tongue is low and behind the bottom front teeth.	The lips are tense and wide.	The jaw drops, opening the mouth a little.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/s/	The tongue is behind the teeth.			The teeth remain clenched.	The air flows through the tip of the tongue towards the edge of the teeth.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.

Examples of words with the /ˈis/ syllable

obese /ə b ˈ i s/