General American Speech Sounds

BACK VOWELS begin bells Breath released breath stream called chart clear closed combination CONSONANTS continuant correct correctly dark Description diphthong drill drop EDWARD ROWLAND SILL exercises final followed four fricative friction front FRONT VOWELS give Glide hand hard palate head hear heart Keep king lips listen lower markings middle mouth nasal never nose Note occurs organs PALATE CONSONANTS PARTLY pass passage position practice produced pronounced pronunciation pure vowel quickly relaxed Repeat round short sides singing slightly smile Soft palate raised speech Spelling stopping student sure syllables teacher teaching teeth teeth-ridge thing tongue raised tree unaccented upper Vocal cords vibrating voice Voiceless vowel sounds W. S. GILBERT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE