/tʃ/ vs /s/

Affricate /tʃ/ (chip) vs sibilant /s/ (sip).

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# /tʃ/ vs /s/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Consonant

## Note
Affricate /tʃ/ (chip) vs sibilant /s/ (sip).

## Practice Pairs
- batch / bass - coda
- chain / sane - onset
- chat / sat - onset
- cheat / seat - onset
- check / sec - onset
- cheek / seek - onset
- cheese / seize - onset
- cheque / sec - onset
- chin / sin - onset
- chip / sip - onset
- choke / soak - onset
- chop / sop - onset
- church / search - onset
- less / letch - coda
- mass / match - coda
- peach / piece - coda
- safe / chafe - onset
- sick / chick - onset
- sing / ching - onset
- sit / chit - onset
- such / sus - coda
- suck / chuck - onset
- sum / chum - onset
- which / wis - coda
- sap / chap - onset
- diss / ditch - coda
- dis / ditch - coda
- wis / witch - coda
- stress / stretch - coda
- silly / chilly - onset
- sink / chink - onset
- chappy / sappy - onset
- cheap / seep - onset
- hitch / hiss - coda
- wince / winch - coda
- ace / aitch - coda
- chow / sow - onset
- chow / sough - onset
- lease / leach - coda
- side / chide - onset
- sign / chine - onset
- liss / lich - coda
- lass / latch - coda
- seep / cheep - onset
- souse / chouse - onset
- sewer / chewer - onset
- chine / sine - onset
- chicken / sicken - onset
- chuckle / suckle - onset
- since / chintz - onset
- chisel / sizzle - onset
- chapel / sepal - onset
- chirrup / syrup - onset
- cherry / serry - onset
- tense / tench - coda
- chary / serry - onset
- whence / wench - coda

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batch
/bæt͡ʃ/
vs

bass
/beɪs/

Coda
chain
/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
vs

sane
/seɪn/

Onset
chat
/ˈtʃæt/
vs

sat
/sæt/

Onset
cheat
/t͡ʃiːt/
vs

seat
/siːt/

Onset
check
/t͡ʃɛk/
vs

sec
/sɛk/

Onset
cheek
/t͡ʃiːk/
vs

seek
/ˈsiːk/

Onset
cheese
/t͡ʃiːz/
vs

seize
/siːz/

Onset
cheque
/t͡ʃɛk/
vs

sec
/sɛk/

Onset
chin
/t͡ʃɪn/
vs

sin
/sɪn/

Onset
chip
/t͡ʃʰɪp/
vs

sip
drill word /sɪp/

Onset
choke
/t͡ʃoʊk/
vs

soak
/soʊk/

Onset
chop
/t͡ʃɑp/
vs

sop
drill word /sɑp/

Onset
church
/ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/
vs

search
/sɝt͡ʃ/

Onset
less
/lɛs/
vs

letch
/lɛtʃ/

Coda
mass
/mæs/
vs

match
/mæt͡ʃ/

Coda
peach
/piːt͡ʃ/
vs

piece
/piːs/

Coda
safe
/seɪf/
vs

chafe
/tʃeɪf/

Onset
sick
/ˈsɪk/
vs

chick
/tʃɪk/

Onset
sing
/sɪŋ/
vs

ching
/tʃɪŋ/

Onset
sit
/sɪt/
vs

chit
/tʃɪt/

Onset
such
/sʌt͡ʃ/
vs

sus
/sʌs/

Coda
suck
/sʌk/
vs

chuck
/tʃʌk/

Onset
sum
/ˈsʌm/
vs

chum
/tʃʌm/

Onset
which
/wɪt͡ʃ/
vs

wis
/wɪs/

Coda
sap
/sæp/
vs

chap
/tʃæp/

Onset
diss
/dɪs/
vs

ditch
/dɪtʃ/

Coda
dis
/dɪs/
vs

ditch
/dɪtʃ/

Coda
wis
/wɪs/
vs

witch
/wɪtʃ/

Coda
stress
/stɹɛs/
vs

stretch
/stɹɛt͡ʃ/

Coda
silly
/ˈsɪl.i/
vs

chilly
/ˈtʃɪli/

Onset
sink
/ˈsiŋk/
vs

chink
/tʃɪŋk/

Onset
chappy
/ˈtʃæpi/
vs

sappy
/ˈsæpi/

Onset
cheap
/ˈt͡ʃiːp/
vs

seep
/siːp/

Onset
hitch
/hɪt͡ʃ/
vs

hiss
/hɪs/

Coda
wince
/wɪns/
vs

winch
/wɪnt͡ʃ/

Coda
ace
/eɪs/
vs

aitch
/eɪtʃ/

Coda
chow
/tʃaʊ/
vs

sow
/saʊ/

Onset
chow
/tʃaʊ/
vs

sough
/saʊ/

Onset
lease
/ˈliːs/
vs

leach
/liːtʃ/

Coda
side
/saɪd/
vs

chide
/t͡ʃaɪd/

Onset
sign
/ˈsaɪn/
vs

chine
/tʃaɪn/

Onset
liss
/lɪs/
vs

lich
/lɪtʃ/

Coda
lass
/læs/
vs

latch
/læt͡ʃ/

Coda
seep
/siːp/
vs

cheep
/tʃiːp/

Onset
souse
/saʊs/
vs

chouse
/t͡ʃaʊ̯s/

Onset
sewer
/ˈsuː.ɚ/
vs

chewer
/ˈtʃuːɚ/

Onset
chine
/tʃaɪn/
vs

sine
/saɪn/

Onset
chicken
/ˈt͡ʃɪkən/
vs

sicken
/ˈsɪk.ən/

Onset
chuckle
/ˈt͡ʃʌkəl/
vs

suckle
/ˈsʌk.əl/

Onset
since
/sɪn(t)s/
vs

chintz
/tʃɪnts/

Onset
chisel
/ˈt͡ʃɪzəl/
vs

sizzle
/ˈsɪzəl/

Onset
chapel
/ˈt͡ʃɛp.əl/
vs

sepal
/ˈsɛpəl/

Onset
chirrup
/ˈtʃɪrəp/
vs

syrup
/ˈsɪrəp/

Onset
cherry
/ˈtʃɛri/
vs

serry
/ˈsɛri/

Onset
tense
/tɛns/
vs

tench
/tɛntʃ/

Coda
chary
/ˈtʃɛri/
vs

serry
/ˈsɛri/

Onset
whence
/wɛns/
vs

wench
/wɛntʃ/

Coda

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