"s" as in sun
/s/as in “sun”
How to make it
- Bring your teeth close together.
- Hold the tip of your tongue close to the ridge behind your top teeth, without touching it.
- Push air through the narrow gap to make a clear hiss. Your voice stays off.
Common mistake
Letting the tongue slip between the teeth, which turns "sink" into "think".
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- sun
- lesson
- bus
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.