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American English Pronunciation
Lesson 43
Learning objectives
  • Pronounce the sound in the words white, word, would, wool
  • Learn how to spell this sound
  • Learn the proper mouth position when making this sound
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Tongue twisters test
How to spell this sound
w woman, weather, wood, white, wet, word, water, away, always, sandwich, dwarf, would, wool, wolf
u queen, quick, quiz, quantity, earthquake, language
 

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

 
Mouth position
  • The air goes through your mouth continuously
  • Your lips should be rounded and in the same position as when you kiss someone
  • The front part of your tongue should be in the center part of your mouth
Coming sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet seat.
  • This is a VOICED sound which means:
    • Your Vocal Cords DO vibrate when making the sound
    • You CAN listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover your ears with your hands
    • You CAN feel your Vocal Cords vibrating if you place your hands on your neck
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.
 
woman weather queen quiz
white word quantity language
away always would wool
 

Note: the red letters all have the same sound

 
Tongue twisters test
 
Try saying the following tongue twisters as quickly as possible.
 
  • How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

  • While we were walking, we were watching window washers
    wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

  • Will you, William?

  • Who washed Washington's white woolen underwear when Washington's washer woman went west?

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