The lips are pushed forward but not as far forward - as in [u:] (lesson 2) slightly rounded,but still a bit of tightness and tension. The back of the tongue is rising at the back of the mouth,but not nearly as high as it would be with [ /u:/ ]
words
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
Highlighted bold letters pronounced as [ /??/]
or -storm, door , horse, corpulent, sordid, organic
aw -awe, law, dawn, lawn, sprawl
au - caustic, Paul, cautious
augh -naughty, haughty, daughter
a before l and al - almost, ball, wall, walk, talk, appalling, although
sentences
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
1. George was falling asleep awkwardly in a sprawl.
2. The written laws ought to prevent thoughtless talks.
3. This appalling store was full of all sorts of ordinary shorts.
4. Maud's daughter Georgina was an awful daughter-in-law.
5. Four hundred and forty-four storks flying home in the storm.
6. Paul called out when he thought he saw his naughty daughter fall in the water.
Verses
As i was going by Mr King's yard' I sawa man sawing, And of all the sawyers i ever saw, I never saw a saw saw like that saw sawed.
- Lesson 9: The [ /? / ]sound As In "box"
Short vowel [ /? / ] Speech organs Position The lips are coming forward a little, but not tight; the jaw is reasonably relaxed and quite open, and the back of the tongue is slightly rising in the mouth. The sound pronounced in the back of the mouth....
- Lesson 8: The [ / ? / ]sound As In "duck"
Short vowel / ? / Speech organs Position The jaw is quite wide open, almost as far open as in [ /??/ ] (Lesson 1), but not quite. The middle of the tongue rise in the center of the mouth, just a little, relaxed. Lips are relaxed. Words Look...
- Lesson 5 : The [ /??/] Sound As In "third"
Long Vowel [ /??/] Speech organs Position Relaxed lips, Jaw halt-open and the center of the tongue just slightly rising Words Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound Highlighted bold letters...
- Lesson 2: The / U?/ Sound As In "beauty"
Long Vowel / u? / Speech organs Position JAW is almost closed , lips pushed forward tightly into almost a whistle shape , at the same time the back of the tongue rises up towards the soft palate at the back of the mouth Words Look at the mouth...
- Lesson 1: The /??/ Sound As In "car'
Long Vowel /??/ Speech organs Position Open your JAW ,relaxed lips ,flat tongue pulled back a little, The sound made in the back of your mouth Words Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound...