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American English Pronunciation |
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Lesson
25 |
| Learning objectives |
- Pronounce the sound in the words
cot,
coat,
came,
cave
- Learn how to spell this sound
- Learn the proper mouth position when making this sound
- Pronunciation practice
- Tongue twisters test
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| How to spell this sound |
| c |
cut,
cot,
coat,
cane,
cage,
collie,
came,
come,
cave,
coal,
cap |
| k |
kale |
| q |
quit,
quiet,
quite,
queen |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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| Mouth position |
- Air is released from your
mouth and then quickly stopped
- Your lips should be slightly separated
- The middle part of your tongue should be in the upper part
of your mouth
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Coming
sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet
seat. |
- This is an UNVOICED sound which means:
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Your Vocal Cords DO NOT vibrate when making
the sound
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You CANNOT listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears
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You CANNOT feel your Vocal Cords vibrating if you
place your hands on your neck
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| Pronunciation practice |
Look at your mouth in a mirror and practice
pronouncing the following words. Make sure your mouth, lips,
and tongue are in their proper positions.
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cut |
cot |
coat |
cane |
| cage |
collie |
came |
come |
| cave |
kale |
coal |
cap |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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Tongue twisters test |
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Try saying the following tongue twisters
as quickly as possible. |
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Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.
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I correctly recollect Rebecca MacGregor's
reckoning.
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Quick kiss. Quicker kiss.
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Kris Kringle carefully crunched on candy
canes.
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Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten
cat. The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat. The kitten that
was bitten had a button for an eye, and biting off the button
made the cotton batten fly.
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