035 L as in Luck and R as in Red
4: The Consonant Sounds: How to Say Them, Drills & Avoiding Faults
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This pair of sounds are not linked quite as obviously as the pairs we have studied so far - but the movement of the tongue that is needed to make each sound is very similar. These sounds are “L” and “R”.
To make the “L” sound, the tip of your tongue brushes over the alveolar ridge like this:
L L L L L
In the warm up video one of the exercises uses the “L” sound to help isolate the tongue from the jaw to create a more open sound.
Up Next in 4: The Consonant Sounds: How to Say Them, Drills & Avoiding Faults
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036 M as in Money - N as in No and NG...
The sounds “M”, “N” and “NG” are nasal sounds - so called because the sound of the voice is pushed into your nasal resonating cavities. These are excellent sounds to use when you want to improve the resonance of your voice.
Humming on a “MMM” sound with your lips together and your teeth apart ...
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037 S as in Speech and Z as in Zoo
Our final pair of voiced and unvoiced sounds are “S” and “Z”.
These sounds are alveolar fricatives so the breath is channeled straight forward into the alveolar ridge: “SSS” “ZZZ”
The “S” sound can become slushy and move towards a “SH” sound. This happens particularly when the S is followed...
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038 W as in Wow and Y as in Yes
This pair of sounds are approximant sounds. “W” and “Y”. These consonant sounds are almost vowels.
“W” is made with a tiny “oo” sound and then moves to the vowel which follows it.
“Y” is made with a tiny “I” sound and then moves to the sound that follows it. Phonetically it is written as a ...
