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HOW TO PRONOUNCE the 24 English Consonants

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-The restrictions to the air flow that make the characteristic  consonant sounds are made at one of the point of contact between the various speech organs such as tongue, teeth, lips, roof of mouth, etc. All consonants involve some sort of restriction to the air flow except /w/ and /j/.
HOW
-Resctrictions to the air flow can be made in various ways, each giving a different characteristic sound. Restrinctions can be produced by fiction applied to the air flow, or by a momentary blocking  of the air flow followed by a sudden release, or by diverting the air flow through the nose. The use of voicing and unvoicing also characterizes consonant sounds.

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To make the sound /h/, keep ypur tongue free and force air from the throat with a voiceless sound.
Examples:
Hay
Mahogany
Ohio
Who
Whole
Hurry
Hope
Huge

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Consonant Sound / h / as in "home" – American English Pronunciation

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To make the sound /w/, relax your tongue, then round your lips and press them back against the front of your teeth. Make a sound as you release your lips.
Examples:
Way
Away
Queen
Where
Sweet
Twenty
Once
One

The wind whistled in the woods
Why was there a war?
One of the twins walked twenty miles
Wanda wore her white dress on Wednesday.

To pronounce /y/, spread your tongue flat and toward the back of your mouth, do not let your tongue touch the palate. Next, make a wide smile with your lips and bring your tongue forward with a voiced sound.
Examples:
Yes
Yet
Mayor
Beyond
Year
Yellow
Youth

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Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

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Linking:  vowel sound /y, w/ + vowel sound

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To make the sound /Ø/, hold the tip of your tongue between tour top and bottom teeth, force the air out with a voiceless sound.
Examples:
Thank
Truthful
Health
Births
Thing
Wealthy
Teeth
Deaths
Thisrty
Month
Something

We both need something for our throats
He thought thirty thousand dollars was nothing
She took an oath to tell the truth
Mathematics is one of her strengths.

To pronounce /€/, hold the tip of your tongue between your top and bottom teeth, release the air with a voiced sound.
Examples:
They
Lather
Bathe
Bathes
These
Together
Clothe
Bathes
Soothed
Rhythm

The mother soothed the teething baby
My brother loathes this weather
Father seethed when he saw these leather pants.

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How to pronounce the ø sound in Danish. Sådan udtaler man ø på dansk.

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To produce the sound /m/, press your lips together and make a voiced, humming sound, release the air through your nose.
Examples:
Maybe
Tomorrow
Name
Games
Comb
Mother
Famous
Climb
From
Camp
Him

My name is Emily
Maybe my mother will make something
I am coming home with them tomorrow.

To pronounce /n/, place your tongue against your palate and hold it there, make a voiced sound and release the air through your nose.
Examples:
Name
Any
And
Sane
Plains
Never
Money
Angel
Then
Trained
Know

The sun shines
The thin man is an African dancer
Mine is fine.

To make the sound /ņ/. bring the back of your tongue up against the velum, close the air off completely, and release it through the nose.
Examples:
Long
Hanger
Tongue
Strong
Singer
Belonged
Going

They were shopping
We have been looking
the book is interesting.

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The 3 Nasal Sounds | m, n & ŋ | English Pronunciation

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To pronounce /I/, curl your tongue up, put the underside of the tongue firmly on the back of your top teeth and make a sound with your voice.
Examples:
Lake
Daily
Clean
Male
Yellow
Love
Solve
Glass
Filled
Film

Lola likes to laugh a lot
That fellow, Luke loves lovely landscape
Se will like the lovely landscape
We will help you fill the glasses

To make the sound /r/, keep the tongue back, do not let your tongue touch inside your mouth, round your lips and push them forward. Make a voiced sound.
Examples:
Teacher
Sinner
Actor
Executor
Preacher
Reader
Doctor
Speeder

Rita read three very short stories
Roger, the writer, brought thirty red roses
Remember to write to your friends
Robert ran to the store for his mother.

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To make the sound /s/, place the center of your tongue against the palate and release the air slowly, but do not stop the air, and do not make a sound with your voice.
Examples:
Say
Scene
Cell
Some
Kiss
Acid
Ax
Expect
Fix
Fox
Relaxed

The sly fox sits in the forest and waits
Miss Smith cooks the best feasts
Send Sue to the store on Saturday
Small Stephen still smiles sweetly
The Spanish speak Spanish in Spain.

To make the /z/ sound, place the center of the tongue against the palate, release the air slowly, without stopping. Make a sound with your voice.
Examples:
Zero
Xerox
Easy
Lazy
Freeze
Anxiety
Cousin
Cheese
Xylophone

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English Sounds - S [s] and Z [z] Consonants - How to make the S and Z Consonants

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To make the sound /sh/, touch the palate with the sides of the tongue and release the air slowly through the passageway formed down the center of the tongue. Do not stop the air flow. Do not make a sound with your voice.
Examples:
Sugar
Shame
Mention
Social
Sure
Shoe
Chef
Special
Assure
Wishes
Machine
Ocean
Anxious

Do not mention her anxious expression
Sean assured me he had shine his shoes
Share the sugar with Charlotte
She wished she had gone shopping

To make the sound /zh/. touch your palate with the sides of your tongue, and release the air slowly through the passageway formed down the center of the tongue. Do not stop the air. Make a sound with your voice.
Examples:
Azure
Measure
Usual
Asia
Vision
Garage
Beige
Aquation
Regime

They usually watch television for pleasure
She occasionally wears her beige blouse
Take the usual measurements
They found the treasure in Asia.

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The SH and "ZH" Consonant Sounds | American English Pronunciation and Ear Training Course

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To make the sound /ch/, place the center of the tongue on the palate, stop the air completely, then release it abruptly with a voiceless sound.
Examples:
Chase
Catch
Question
Chance
Reaching
Lunch
Catches
Catching
Watched
Situation
Factual
Let you
Congratulations

The teacher chose Chinese Checkers for the children
Charles and Chuck lunched on cheense and chips
Couldnt you eat your lunch, and then wtach the match?

To make the sound /j/, place the center of the tongue against the palate, stop the air completely, then release it abruptly with a voiced sound.
Examples:
Jam
Germ
Bridge
Soldier
Just
Gym
Judged
Ajar
Huge
Edges
Huge
Education
Did you
Had you

I wanted you to come to my graduation
Would you please register at the gym?
Jill, in her jeans, jemped into her jeep
Janice, did you see the soldier?

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The CH and J Consonant Sounds | American English Pronunciation and Ear Training Course

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To make the sound /f/, place the top teeth firmly on the inside of the bottom lip, release the air continuously with no voice.
Examples:
Fall
Half
Sapphire
Fish
Often
Laugh
Food
Phone
Tough
After
Trophy

Freddy found fresh flowers for his friend
Francie lifted her finger to show off her spphire
He ate the fish and half a loaf of bread, then left.

To make the sound /v/, place the upper teeth against the inside of the lower lip, and release the air with a voiced sound.
Examples:
Vine
Save
Believes
Vote
Five
Loved
Favor
Envy
Of
Saved

Evelyn arrived in eveninf gloves at eleven
Val surivived the five-hour drive
She is obviously envious, and I love it
It takes a lot of nerve to drive over there in the van.

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How to Pronounce "F" vs. "V" Sounds | English Lessons

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The pronunce /k/, bring the back of the tongue to the velum. stop the air completely, then release it with a voiceless sound. At the beginning of words. release /k/ with a puff of air.
Examples:
Cat
Cost
Clean
Crazy
Kettle
Frank
Work
Ask
Talk
Quick
Queen

Pick the music up tomorrow
Look at the black bike over there
I will make a cake in the morning
Did Rick rake the leaves?
Luke fell off his bike and scraped his skin

To make the sound /g/, bring the back of the tongue to the velum, stop the air briefly, then release it with a voiced sound.
Examples:
Game
Glad
Grade
Egg
Bigger
Ghost
Rugged

Go get your grandmothers glasses
Peggy begged to go to the art gallery
Gloria gives gracious get-together
Please give me eight gallons of gas
Maggie bagged all the groceries
Gayle dragged the rugged luggage through the gate

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To make the sound /t/ place the tip of the tongue against the alvolear ridge, stop the air compeletely, then release the air. Do not make a vocal sound. When a word begins with /t/, make the sound with a noisy puff of air.
Examples:
Tame
Tap
Ten
Tray
Tree
Act
Lift
Apt
Best
Worst
Most
Taped
Coats
Bites

She ate three hot dogs
The fat cat sat down on the mat
I will bet she got the hat with that money
I met them at the market

To make the sound /d/ place the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge and make a voiced soun. Hold the /d/ slightly at the beginning of a word, then release it with the next sound.
Examples:
Day
Dress
Drive
Lady
Muddy
Grated
Body

Tell dad to drive
The bed belongs to me
The lid fell off
When does she tide come in?
The code number is on the back

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To make the sound /p/, put your lips together firmly, stop the air  completely, then pop the lips open. Do not make a vocal sound.
Examples:
Pay
Pit
Play
Lamp
Harp
Grasp
Scalp
Apple
Simple
Purple
Span
Whisper

Put the top down
Keep trying
I hope to stop them
It is up there
The map you gave me is helpful

To pronunce /b/, place your lips together firmly, stop the air completely, and make a voiced sound.
Examples:
Bag
Bread
Bulb
Rubber
Sobbed
Observe
Cabs

 Billy grabbed the sobbing baby
The bushes and bulbs are about to bloom
Bob was bleeding, and his bones were broken
Maybe Elizabeth brags a bit

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The perfect P and B sounds!! Perfect English Pronunciation

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This vowel is formed by keeping the jaw slightly open. The lips are 1/4 inch (6mm) apart and pushed outward to make an open circle.
The tongue is in mid position. The sound is short.
u
Put
oo
Look
Book
oul
Could
Would
o
Wolf
Woman

Look in the cookbook for a good pudding
HE would if he could
It should be good wool
The woman ttok a good look at the wolf

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Vowel Sound / u / as in "blue"- American English Pronunciation

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To make this sound, drop your jaw until the lips are about 3/4 inch (2cm) apart, but relaxed.
The tongue is in low position. The sound is short but takes a little longer because your mouth is open so wide!
Examples:
a
Father
o
Cot
Doll
ho
Honor
e
Encore
ow
Knowledge
Eau
Bureaucracy

Roz is fond of dolls
John got an honest job
Bob stopped in the shop for a mop
His knowledge of crops is obvious.

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-As for monophthongs the distinguising quality is produced by the tongue,  lips and jaw. The difference is that there is one mouth posture at the beginning  of the vowel sound, and another at the end. The resulting glide between these two tongue and lip position gives the diphthong its charasteristic two-sound quality.
HOW
-As with monophthongs there is no obstruction to the escap of air through the mouth, and they are all voiced, ie the vocal cords vibrate in the air flow.

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Pronunciation Practice 👄 Difficult Vowel Sounds [DIPHTHONGS]

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-The distinguising quality of each vowel is produced by the shape and size of the resonant space in the mouth. This is controlled by the position and shape of the tongue, lips and jaw.
HOW
-There is no obstruction to the scape of air through the mouth, and they all are voiced, ie the vocal cords vibrate in the air flow.

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Monopthongs in English - Vowel Sounds Part 1 | English Pronunciation

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To make this sound, keep your jaw halfway open. The lips are 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) apart. Tense your lips, and form a wide, downward smile. Begin the sound, then move your lips close together into the /Ə/ position.
Examples:
a
Ran
Bank
au
Laugh
To pronunce the vowel /eƏ/ followed by the consonant /r/, begin with the /eƏ/ sound, then move your lips forward into a round shape, baring the front teeth.
Examples:
are
Care
Spare
ear
Wear
Tear
aer
Aerial
Aerobics
eir
Heir
Their
ere
Where
There
ey're
They're
ayer
Prayer

The fair-haired man ran in the sand
Where are the spare pairs Stan and Dan were?
They're not your socks. They're theirs
Frances laughed when she passed him on the stairs
They're cramming for their exams over there.

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To make the /uw/ sound, keep the mouth sightly open and the lips  3/8 inches (1 cm) apart. The lips are tense, and pushed forward into a small circle.
Examples:
o
Do
oe
Canoe
oo
Loose
ough
Through
ou
Soup
u
Fl u
Rude
ui
Juice
ue
Due
Avenue
eu
Rheumatism
ew
Flew
Dew
ieu
Lieu
Oup
Coup

Sue knew the truth
Choose blue for the new room
It blooms soon, in June
The news are too gloomy.

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To make this sound, keep the mouth slightly open, with lips about 3/8 inch (1 cm) apart
Examples:
u
Up
o
Done
ou
Cousin
oo
Flood
oe
Does
a
Was

Buffy cut up the shrubs
The dust is under the rug
The mother won some of the money, but not enough
I would love to come on Sunday id it is sunday.

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The sound /Ə/ is easy to pronunce. To make it, simply open your mouth very slightly, and make  a noise. It does not sound like a formed vowel, and is is not. The lips and tongue are relaxed, and the voice makes a short, soft noise.
Examples:
ur
Fur
Urn
er
Werve
Ear
Earn
Dearth
ir
Bird
or
Work
our
Tournament
yr
Syrup
olo
Colonel

I heard her journey was worth the worry
The sugar was the color of earth
The early bird gets the worm.

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To make the /I/ sound, lower  your jaw slightly. The lips are relaxed and are about 1/4 inch (6mm) apart.
Examples:
i
Miss
ui
Build
y
Gym
e
Pretty
ie
Sieve
u
Busy
o
Women

Jim is in the picture
Miss Smith is thin
Bring chicken for dinner
Listen to this ridiculous list
The pretty women are busy in the gym.

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Learn to Read | Vowel Sound Short /ĭ/ - *Phonics for Kids* - Science of Reading

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To make this sound, keep your lips 5/8 inch (1.5 cm) apart and form a half smile, with tense lips.
Examples:
a
Back
Action
Knack
Had
ai
Plaid
e
Meringue

Pack the bags.
Have a snack, Jack.
Her plaid jacket has black snaps.

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The /æ/ Sound (cat, have) | British Pronunciation

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To make this sound, lower your jaw slightly. The lips are tense and spread outward in a half/smile, about 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) apart.
Examples:
e
Egg
a
Any
ai
Again
ay
Says
ae
Meadow
eo
Leopard

Send Ben for his friend
Esther never gets upset
Fred said it again and again.

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Pronunciación de la Letra “E” Vocales en Inglés | Short Vowel “E” Sound | Clases de Inglés Básico

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To make this sound, set your lips 3/8 inches (1 cm apart). Widen your lips into a big smile.
Examples:
e
Be
ee
Bee
y
Marry
ey
Key
ea
Cheap
eo
People

Six sheep were sick on the ship
Jim eats cheap chips
He leaves me this measly little meal
Please peel the beets and strings the beans.