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Minimal Pairs – /ʃ/ and /ʧ/

/ʃ/ as in "sheet"   ·   /ʧ/ as in "cheat"

sheetcheat
shopchop
shinchin
she'scheese
shoechew
sheepcheap
sherrycherry
sharechair
shoeschoose
cashcatch
cashingcatching
washwatch
washerwatcher
washingwatching
wishwhich
bushbutch
mashmatch
dishditch
mushmuch

Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two consonant sounds.