Pronounce the
sound in the words
bet,
but,
bit,
beach
In this lesson you will watch
a video, and learn the following: how to spell this sound, the sound type,
proper mouth position. You will practice pronouncing
this sound and take a test.
Watch the following video and
learn how to pronounce this sound.
How to spell
this sound
This sound can be spelled in any of the following ways.
b
bet,
bass,
bat,
but,
bit,
bunch,
boring,
bony,
beach,
bill,
best,
beak,
back
Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
Sound type
This is a VOICED sound which means Your Vocal Cords DO
vibrate when making this sound.
You CAN
LISTEN to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears with your hands.
Try covering your ears with your hands as Akiko is doing in
the picture.
Now make the sound of this lesson. Can you listen to your vocal cords vibrating?
VERY GOOD
You CAN
FEEL your Vocal Cords vibrating if
you place your hands on your neck.
Try placing your hands on your neck as Akiko is doing in the
picture.
Now make the sound of this lesson. Can you feel your vocal
cords vibrating?
VERY GOOD
The following diagram shows the most important parts of your
head and mouth used for pronouncing the sounds of English.
It also shows the location of your Vocal Cords.
Mouth, lips,
and tongue position
The following descriptions explain the proper mouth, lips,
and tongue position when you make this sound.
Mouth
Your
mouth releases air which is then quickly stopped.
Lips
Your lips are together at the beginning.
Tongue
The front part of your tongue should be in the center part of your
mouth.
Try saying the following tongue twisters as quickly as
possible.
Betty Botter bought some butter. / "But," she
said, "this butter's bitter! / If I put it in my batter, / It
will make my batter bitter!" / So she bought a bit of butter /
Better than her bitter butter, / And she put it in her batter, /
And her batter was not bitter. / So 'twas better Betty Botter /
Bought a bit of better butter.
Peggy Babcock.
The black bloke's back brake block broke.
Toy boat [repeated]
Rubber buggy bumpers [repeated]
Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
A bitter biting bittern Bit a better brother
bittern, And the bitter better bittern Bit the bitter biter
back. And the bitter bittern, bitten, By the better bitten
bittern, Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!"
I cannot bear to see a bear Bear down upon a
hare. When bare of hair he strips the hare, Right there I cry,
"Forbear!"
A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits.
A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the
big black bear bleed blood.
The boot black bought the black boot back.
Black bug's blood.
Betty better butter Brad's bread.
Brad's big black bath brush broke.
Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from
the big bazaar.
A bloke's back bike brake block broke.
Good blood, bad blood.
Brisk brave brigadiers brandished broad bright
blades, blunderbusses, and bludgeons -- balancing them badly.
The blue bluebird blinks.
Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten
cat. The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat. The kitten that
was bitten had a button for an eye, and biting off the button
made the cotton batten fly.
Ruby Rugby's brother bought and brought her
back some rubber baby-buggy bumpers.
In this lesson you will watch
a video, and learn the following: how to spell this sound, the sound type,
proper mouth position. You will practice pronouncing
this sound and take a test.
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.
Mouth
Lips
Tongue
Try saying the following tongue twisters as quickly as
possible.
