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500 Common Words: I as in Sit
This sound is very close to the simple u-in-up. The tongue moves forward a little bit, and the mouth has the slightest tension. It is helpful to think of a low pitch. This makes the Short I distinct from the Long E (in many languages, and I spelling indicates a Long E sound). The Short I…
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500 Common Words: A as in Cat
Create this sound by opening your jaw a lot and putting your lips wide apart (similar to a clown face). Your throat will be a little tight. This is not the most attractive sound of standard American, but it is important. As a short vowel, it will have simple spellings–no silent letters nearby. Use the…
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500 Common Words: O as in Hot
For the O, as in Hot, Create this sound by opening your jaw and keeping your lips relaxed. In many languages, this sound is spelled with an A. It is the same as the Open A sound in father. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words body, brought, common, cross, dog,…
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500 Common Words: E as in Met
To make this sound, keep your mouth relaxed, but drop the jaw a little bit and put your lips in a slightly square shape. This sound is short and quick. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words again, any, bed, been, best, better, center, develop, end, ever, every, example, friend, get,…
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500 Common Words: A as in All
The A as in All is performed with an open your jaw and keep your lips relaxed. In standard American English, this sound is the same as the short O in hot. Common spellings are al, ar, au, aw, and wa. Use the video to listen and repeat common words. The Words all, also, always, are, call, car, cause,…
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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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