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The syllable 'ˈʧiks'

/ˈʧiks/


Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'ˈʧiks'

SoundTongueLipsJawTeethAirVocal Chords
/ˈ/
/ʧ/Raise the front part of your tongue toward the hard palate, the bony roof of your mouth just behind your upper teeth. The sides of your tongue should touch your upper molars. The tip of your tongue should be behind your upper front teeth.Keep your lips slightly apart and relaxed.Keep your jaw slightly open and relaxed.Touch your upper and lower teeth lightly together.Push air out of your lungs, through your mouth and over your tongue.Keep your vocal cords apart, so that the sound is voiceless.
/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.
/k/The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.The lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.The vocal cords do not 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 /ˈʧiks/ syllable


cheeks
/ˈʧiks/
/ˈʧiks/
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