4. / ∫ ӡ /

Consonant pair           / ∫    ӡ /     [sh, tion, s]                127

Oyee is too shy to take part

in a speech competition (/ˌkɒmpǝˈtI∫n/).

She feels that she is under pressure (/ˈpre∫ǝ(r)/).

Olly, her mum says she should take it

as a kind of pleasure (/ˈpleӡǝ(r)/).

She should see it as a good measure

to her progress (ˈprəʊgrəs).

She should treasure (/ˈtreӡǝ(r)/)

this golden opportunity to develop (/dIˈveləp/) herself.

She could practise it at leisure.

But she should pay some attention  

to stress, pronunciation, and intonation.

She should be patient with herself

and she can make it.

Consonant pair   /∫     ӡ/       [ sh, s]              128

How-our, the mouse likes to sneak out of the house              

to meet his friend, Dow, the fowl in the bushes.

He scampers to the bushes (/ˈbu∫ǝz/)

when Pound, the hound is not around.

He always brings some bread crumbs, rice

and orange cake pieces to share with pleasure.

Dow, the fowl, has nuts,  seeds and grains to share, too.

Occasionally (/ǝˈkeIӡnǝlI/), they will go to the river

teeming with fish to wash (/wɒ∫/) their feet

and have spa at leisure (/ˈleӡǝ(r)/).

They always have a lot of fun.

Consonant pair  /∫     ӡ/                [ s, sh, t ]          129

Pound, the hound always thinks How-our so weird.                               

He seems to dash and rush (/rʌ∫/)

here and there for nothing.

He seems to be in great tension (/ˈten∫n/).

He loses all his composure (/kǝmˈpǝuӡǝ(r)/)

when Pound, the hound meets him just in case.

Pound, the hound always gives others

the negative impression/ perception.

How-our always thinks Pound, the hound  

only possesses the hunting quotient (/ˈkwǝu∫nt/).

How-our once saw Pound, the hound pin

Croak, the frog under his fat big paw and said, “Hello!”

He caused so much shame (/∫eIm/)

to Croak, the frog without knowing it.