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Short Vowel [ /? / ]
Jaw is half open, relaxed tongue and lips.Middle of the tongue is halfway up.Tongue position is a bit lower than when pronouncing [ /??/] (Lesson 5)
Tongue is not going forward. The sound is very short.
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
Highlighted bold letters pronounced as [ /? / ]
The first syllable unstressed - away, agree, abuse, aboard, against, advice, attain,
advance, canal, correct, police, support
The second syllable unstressed - doctor, under, figure, colour, absent, constant,
standard, oral, forward, upward, awkward
Unstressed Positions
and----------------------------- a ---------------------an
Fish and chips ---------------Get a spoon------------ - Have an apple
Salt and pepper------------ --Cut a piece -------------A question and an answer
pork and beans --------------Here's a plate ------------An aunt an uncle
Ladies and gentlemen------- Lend a hand -------------Listen to an announcement
slogan ------------- girl
forward ---------- word
awkward ----------third
standard ---------- earn
upward ------------word
backward ---------work
Sentences
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. what are you doing in London? we are looking for a hairdresser.
2. Is it made of glass? No, it's made of plastic.
3.What can i do ? What has she done? What have you done?
4. she had done it before she came here.
5. Amanda, phone call for you .
6. The conductor of the orchestra was amazed to see the viola player drink a scotch and soda
7. Tell my sister Amanda to buy some better bananas as well as potatoes and tomatoes.
- 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...
- Comparison [ /? / ] - [ / I / ] And [ / I / ] - [ / I: / ]
Letter: 'e' is in the article 'the' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] and [ /? / ] Letter: 'e' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] in 'pit' [----------------- ] Letter 'e' is pronounced as a (Lesson 7) when the next word...
- 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...
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Lesson 6: The [ /? / ] (Neutral Vowel)sound as in "banana"
Short Vowel [ /? / ]
Speech organs Position
Jaw is half open, relaxed tongue and lips.Middle of the tongue is halfway up.Tongue position is a bit lower than when pronouncing [ /??/] (Lesson 5)
Tongue is not going forward. The sound is very short.
Look at the mouth diagram to help you position your lips, tongue and jaw for the target sound
Highlighted bold letters pronounced as [ /? / ]
The first syllable unstressed - away, agree, abuse, aboard, against, advice, attain,
advance, canal, correct, police, support
The second syllable unstressed - doctor, under, figure, colour, absent, constant,
standard, oral, forward, upward, awkward
Unstressed Positions
and----------------------------- a ---------------------an
Fish and chips ---------------Get a spoon------------ - Have an apple
Salt and pepper------------ --Cut a piece -------------A question and an answer
pork and beans --------------Here's a plate ------------An aunt an uncle
Ladies and gentlemen------- Lend a hand -------------Listen to an announcement
Comparison
[ /? / ] ------------- [ /??/]
slogan ------------- girl
forward ---------- word
awkward ----------third
standard ---------- earn
upward ------------word
backward ---------work
Sentences
Read each sentences aloud slowly at first, then as if you were telling it to someone in a natural way.
1. what are you doing in London? we are looking for a hairdresser.
2. Is it made of glass? No, it's made of plastic.
3.What can i do ? What has she done? What have you done?
4. she had done it before she came here.
5. Amanda, phone call for you .
6. The conductor of the orchestra was amazed to see the viola player drink a scotch and soda
7. Tell my sister Amanda to buy some better bananas as well as potatoes and tomatoes.
- 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...
- Comparison [ /? / ] - [ / I / ] And [ / I / ] - [ / I: / ]
Letter: 'e' is in the article 'the' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] and [ /? / ] Letter: 'e' is Pronounced as [ / i / ] in 'pit' [----------------- ] Letter 'e' is pronounced as a (Lesson 7) when the next word...
- 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...