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How to pronounce /s/

fricative · voiceless · Both British & American

Practice target: RP — Received Pronunciation

Side-profile cross-section of a mouth showing how to articulate /s/. Tongue tip on alveolar ridge. Lips spread. Voiceless — no vocal cord vibration. Tip: Tongue tip near the ridge, narrow groove, hiss the air out.Tongue tip on alveolar ridgeVoiceless — no vocal cord vibration/s/
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How to make it

Tongue tip near the ridge, narrow groove, hiss the air out.

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Reference: RP (Received Pronunciation)

“see, kiss. see, kiss.”

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