Consonant Sound Pair
Voiceless /ʃ/ & Voiced /ʒ/
Unstressed Endings
nouns/adjectives
Stress falls on the syllable immediately preceding the suffix.
/ʃ/ | /ʒ/ | ||
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-c- -cial -cian -ciate -cious |
social special physician appreciate delicious |
unstressed -su- | leisure measure pleasure treasure |
-ss- -ssian -ssion -ssu- -ssure |
Russian profession tissue pressure |
sia(n) sion |
Asia Indonesia television supervision |
-t- -tia -tion -tious |
initial negotiate education graduation situation cautious *** "education" on YouTube |