CLOSE VOWELS

For close vowels the tongue is quite high in the mouth. Moving from   ̷̷ i: ̷

Through to  ̷ u: ̷   we also notice the different positions of the tongue  ̷ I: ̷

Is a front vowel and  ̷ u: ̷ is a back vowel.

MIDDLE VOWELS

A mid vowel is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a middle vowel is that the tongue is positioned mid-way between an open vowel and a close vowel. The only mid vowel with a dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is the mid central vowel [ə], a symbol which is also used for the vowel schwa.

OPEN VOWELS

An open vowel is a vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages. The defining characteristic of an open vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth. Open vowels are sometimes also called low vowels in reference to the low position of the tongue. The open vowels identified in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

·         open front unrounded vowel [a]

·         open front rounded vowel [ɶ]

·         open back unrounded vowel [ɑ]

·         open back rounded vowel [ɒ]

In the context of the phonology of any particular language, a low vowel can be any vowel that is more open than a middle vowel. That is, open-mid vowels, near-open vowels, and open vowels can all be considered low vowels.

VOWEL SOUNDS

Definition:

A letter of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y) that represents a speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity.

http://www.eslgold.com/pronunciation/english_vowel_sounds.html

Tongue Twister

Tongue Twisters is a phrase or sentence which is hard to speak fast, usually because of alliteration or a sequence of nearly similar sounds. It helps develop speech skills & helps in speech therapy.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/resources/audio-bank/tongue-twisters

Consonant Sound

The 24 usual consonants occur in the following words, at the beginning unless otherwise specified: pale, tale, kale, bale, dale, gale, chain, Jane, fail, thin, sale, shale, hale, vale, this, zoo; (in the middle of) measure, mail, nail; (at the end of) sing, lay, rail, wail, Yale. Not one of these consonants is spelled in a completely consistent way in English, and some of them are spelled very oddly and inconsistently indeed. Note that our alphabet has no single letters for spelling the consonants in chain, thin, shale, this, measure, and sing. Those letters that are commonly used for spelling consonants may be called consonant letters, but calling them consonants is loose and misleading.