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500 Common Words: L as in All, (Last) & L as in Could (Silent)
In American English pronunciation, L is a smaller sound when it is the middle or last letter. To make this sound, place the front of your tongue flatly on the ridge behind your upper teeth. Some languages have a heavy L sound in which a lot of the tongue is firmly pressed. American English has a moderate L…
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500 Common Words: L as in Along, (Middle)
In American English pronunciation, L is a smaller sound when it is the middle or last letter. To make this sound, place the front of your tongue flatly on the ridge behind your upper teeth. Some languages have a heavy L sound in which a lot of the tongue is firmly pressed. American English has a moderate L…
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500 Common Words: L as in Black or Complete, (letter combination)
To make this sound, flatly place the front of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper teeth. Some languages have a heavy L sound in which a lot of the tongue is firmly pressed. American English has a moderate L sound. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words black, block,…
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500 Common Words: L as in Lamp, (First letter)
To make this sound, flatly place the front of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper teeth. Some languages have a heavy L sound in which a lot of the tongue is firmly pressed. American English has a moderate L sound. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words lamp, land,…
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500 Common Words: Sounds With N: N, NK, NG
For the “NK” sound, the back of the tongue presses and releases. For “NG,” the back of the tongue presses and remains there. any people are not accustomed to the NG. If it is difficult for you, try this experiment. Put your hand on a table. Now press down and lift your hand. Feel that…
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500 Common Words: Sounds With N: in’ , -ing
An “-ing” ending is used regularly in central, northern, and western areas. “Ing” is considered professional speech. Americans use “in” regularly (instead of -ing) if they live in the south–this ending is part of the southern dialect. People outside of the south may use “in” for informal speech, especially young people. In this case, a person…
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500 Common Words: Hard -TH sound
Place the tip of your tongue in the same position. Breathe out. Like the letter V, this is a vibrating sound. You should be able to hold out the sound for a couple seconds. You will feel that small sense of heat on your tongue from the vibration. Place the tip of your tongue underneath…
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500 Common Words: Soft -TH sound
This sound is “voiced.” It vibrates a little bit. It is mostly used in common words, and the tongue is in the same position as Hard TH. Place the tip of your tongue in the same position. Breathe out. Like the letter V, this is a vibrating sound. You should be able to hold out…
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500 Common Words: T at the end = Stopped T as in About
T at the end: stopped T (tongue goes to the roof of the mouth, but no sound or very small sound). Americans also reduce T’s through the stopped T sound. We use this when a word ends in a vowel + T or NT as in great, budget, or document and when this is the last word in a phrase…
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