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American English Pronunciation |
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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
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| 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 |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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| 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
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Coming
sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet
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- This is a VOICED sound which means:
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Your Vocal Cords DO vibrate when making the
sound
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You CAN listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears with your hands
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You CAN 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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woman |
weather |
queen |
quiz |
| white |
word |
quantity |
language |
| away |
always |
would |
wool |
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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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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.
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While we were walking, we were watching window
washers
wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.
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Will you, William?
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Who washed Washington's white woolen underwear
when Washington's washer woman went west?
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