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500 Common Words: Ou/Ow as in Ouch
The technical term for a double vowel sound is diphthong. There are two diphthongs in American English, the ōee sound and the ăō sound. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words about, down, found, ground, hour, house, how, mountain, now, our, out, pound, power, round, sound, south, thousand, town, vowel. Vowels…
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500 Common Words: U as in Rule/ YU as in Music
The U, as in rule, is the kissing vowel. Put your lips in a kissing position and have the Long U sound. However, sometimes we say only the Long U, and sometimes we say Y + Long U. The Yu, as in Music……. The Words U as in “Rule” blue, do, food, group, knew, moon,…
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500 Common Words: O as in No
For this sound, the lips are slightly rounded and slightly forward. The Words also, before, boat, both, close, cold, course, don’t, door, follow, force, form, four, go, gold, grow, home, horse, know, low, more, morning, most, no, note, oh, old, only, order, over, own, road, short, show, slow, snow, so, story, toward, those, told, war,…
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500 Common Words: E as in Need
For this sound, the tongue is flat, and the corners of the lips are pulled to each side. You should be in a somewhat flat “smile” position. This is a long sound–speak it clearly and give it time if it is the stressed vowel in a word. Use the video to listen and repeat common…
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500 Common Words: A as in Late
The lips are wide (like the Short A) for this sound, but the jaw is not as open. You can fit the cap of a pen between your teeth. Because the jaw is not as open, the throat is not tight. Common spellings for this sound are ai, a_e, and ea. Use the video to…
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500 Common Words: I as in Hi
The letter I has two principal sounds: the Short I in sit and the longer I in light. Long I begins with an open jaw and ends with a Long E sound. For Short I, think about a low pitch. Use the Video to listen and repeat common words. The Words behind, by, cry, decide, drive, dry, eye,…
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