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American English Pronunciation |
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Lesson
23 |
| Learning objectives |
- Pronounce the sound in the words
ten,
tip,
time,
tile
- 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 |
| t |
ten,
top,
tell,
tip,
town,
tame,
time,
tin,
tam,
tile,
tore,
tine |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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| Mouth position |
- Air is released from your
mouth and then quickly stopped
- Your lips should be slightly separated
- The front part of your tongue should be behind your upper
teeth
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Coming
sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet
seat. |
- This is an UNVOICED sound which means:
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Your Vocal Cords DO NOT vibrate when making
the sound
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You CANNOT listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears
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You CANNOT 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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ten |
top |
tell |
tip |
| town |
tame |
time |
tin |
| tam |
tile |
tore |
tine |
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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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Toy boat [repeated]
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Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.
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A Tudor who tooted a flute tried to tutor two
tooters to toot. Said the two to their tutor, "Is it harder to
toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?"
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Tim, the thin twin tinsmith
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The two-twenty-two train tore through the
tunnel.
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Twelve twins twirled twelve twigs.
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Two Truckee truckers truculently truckling to
have truck to truck two trucks of truck.
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Two toads, totally tired.
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Hi-Tech Traveling Tractor Trailor Truck
Tracker.
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Three twigs twined tightly.
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