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Lesson
31 |
| Learning objectives |
- Pronounce the sound in the words
sip,
sit,
seat,
seem
- Learn how to spell this sound
- Learn the proper mouth position when making this sound
- Learn the sound type
- Pronunciation practice
- Tongue twisters test
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| How to spell this sound |
| s |
sip,
sink,
single,
sit,
six,
seek,
seat,
seep,
seal,
seem, bus |
| c |
fancy |
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Note: the red
letters all have the same sound
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| Mouth position |
 Your
mouth releases air continuously
Your lips should be slightly separated
Your Tongue: the front part of the sides of your
tongue should be behind and touching your upper teeth
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Sound Type |
- 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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sip |
sink |
single |
sit |
| six |
seek |
seat |
seep |
| seal |
seem |
bus |
fancy |
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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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She sells sea shells by the sea shore; the
sea-shells that she sells are sea-shells I'm sure.
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I slit a sheet a sheet I slit upon a slitted
sheet I sit.
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The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick.
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Six sick slick slim sycamore saplings.
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A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump
stunk,
but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
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Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.
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Mr. See owned a saw. And Mr. Soar owned a
seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw Before Soar saw See,
Which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw Before See sawed
Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. So
See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. But it was sad to see Soar so
sore Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw!
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We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
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Sly Sam slurps Sally's soup.
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Six short slow shepherds.
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Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south.
These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack; sheep should sleep in a
shed.
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Six sticky sucker sticks.
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Sure the ship's shipshape, sir.
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Sixish.
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Swan swam over the sea, Swim, swan, swim! Swan
swam back again. Well swum, swan!
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Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers.
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The sawingest saw I ever saw saw was the saw I
saw saw in Arkansas.
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Strange strategic statistics.
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Sarah sitting in her Chevrolet, All she does
is sits and shifts, All she does is sits and shifts.
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Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.
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Suddenly swerving, seven small swans Swam
silently southward, Seeing six swift sailboats Sailing sedately
seaward.
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Shredded Swiss chesse.
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Selfish shellfish.
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Sarah saw a shot-silk sash shop full of
shot-silk sashes as the sunshine shone on the side of the
shot-silk sash shop.
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Strict strong stringy Stephen Stretch slickly
snared six sickly silky snakes.
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Susan shineth shoes and socks; socks and shoes
shines Susan. She ceased shining shoes and socks, for shoes and
socks shock Susan.
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