How to Pronounce “seat”

S vs SH — How to Pronounce Both Sounds

S and sh are both hisses, but the tongue tip stays at the teeth for s and pulls back for sh. Pairs like seat and sheet show how much meaning rests on the contrast.

Tricky Vowel Sounds — Bad, Bed, Bard; Ship and Sheep

The three vowel contrasts learners confuse most — the short-a family, sit versus seat, full versus fool — with anchor words and audio for each pair.

• Long vs short vowel pairs