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Long Vowel [ /??/]
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 pronounced as [ /??/]
er - perjury, commercial, were, verse, infernal
ir - shirt, first, stir, girl, sir, bird
ear -yearn, earn, pearl
ur - urge, occur, murmuring, burden, furnace,burn
or - work, worse, world, word
sentences
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. The girls in purple shirts were urged not to disturb sir Cuthbert.
2. This purple shirt is the worst in the world! I have no words!
3.we were working in the world bank at first; then we were transferred to the Commercial
Chambers in perth.
4. My boyfriend is a perfect nerd who makes his earnings when everyone else is yawning.
5. The girl heard that she came third in the world Championship as a hurdler.
6. Ursula observed that the boy wore a dirty purple jersey
Verses
When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney's firm.
The rich attorney was good as his word;
and every day my voice was heard
At the sessions or ancient Bailey
- 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 4 : The [ / I?/] Sound As In "feet"
Long Vowel [ /i?/ ] Speech organs Position Tip of the tongue is always behind the teeth, Jaw fairly closed, lips relaxed, not pulled back and the front of the tongue high and forward in the mouth. words Look at the mouth diagram to help you...
- Lesson 3 : The [ /??/] Sound As In "horse"
Long Vowel /??/ Speech organs Position 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...
- 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...
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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 pronounced as [ /??/]
er - perjury, commercial, were, verse, infernal
ir - shirt, first, stir, girl, sir, bird
ear -yearn, earn, pearl
ur - urge, occur, murmuring, burden, furnace,burn
or - work, worse, world, word
sentences
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. The girls in purple shirts were urged not to disturb sir Cuthbert.
2. This purple shirt is the worst in the world! I have no words!
3.we were working in the world bank at first; then we were transferred to the Commercial
Chambers in perth.
4. My boyfriend is a perfect nerd who makes his earnings when everyone else is yawning.
5. The girl heard that she came third in the world Championship as a hurdler.
6. Ursula observed that the boy wore a dirty purple jersey
Verses
When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an Attorney's firm.
The rich attorney was good as his word;
and every day my voice was heard
At the sessions or ancient Bailey
- 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 4 : The [ / I?/] Sound As In "feet"
Long Vowel [ /i?/ ] Speech organs Position Tip of the tongue is always behind the teeth, Jaw fairly closed, lips relaxed, not pulled back and the front of the tongue high and forward in the mouth. words Look at the mouth diagram to help you...
- Lesson 3 : The [ /??/] Sound As In "horse"
Long Vowel /??/ Speech organs Position 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...
- 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...