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American English Pronunciation |
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Lesson
26 |
| Learning objectives |
- Pronounce the sound in the words
got,
goat,
game,
gave
- 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 |
| g |
gut,
got,
goat,
gain,
gage,
golly,
game,
gum,
gave,
gale,
goal,
gap |
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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 middle part of your tongue should be in the upper part
of your mouth
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 Coming
sometime in August 2008
Toilet Seat Pronunciation - Mouth position pictures using a toilet
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- This is a VOICED sound which means:
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Your Vocal Cords DO vibrate when making the
sound
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You CAN listen to your Vocal Cords vibrating if you cover
your ears with your hands
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You CAN 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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gut |
got |
goat |
gain |
| gage |
golly |
game |
gum |
| gave |
gale |
goal |
gap |
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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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Greek grapes.
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Three gray geese in the green grass grazing.
Gray were the geese and green was the grass.
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Girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle.
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Cows graze in groves on grass which grows in
grooves in groves.
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