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a/sound as in mob /far

This sound is produced by relaxing your tongue and dropping your jaw as

far as down as it will go. If you put your hand under your chin and say /ma/,

/pa/ and /ta/, your hand should be pushed down by your jaw as it opens.Party Guardian Gnarled Garb

Artistry eart !armthGarden

"ncore "ntourage Armaments Par#ing

$arn Archer Ponder %olly

&orsage $loc#age 'ar(el )ardstic#

*ollars Archaic &alm 'oc#ery


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+/as in ash

This sound is produced by dropping your jaw down as if you are goingto a-. Then form this position, say e-. The final sound should be the

end result of the combination. The sound close to the goats maaaaa

Ash Animate Answer Annual

Apple Alimony Arrow Anchor Atom Alligator Anger Axe

Ashes Animal Actual AbbeyActress An#le Accent Ample

Asset Ambulance Aspirin Admission


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*0I112 in contrast3 *ifferentiate 4 and a/ sounds .

$lac# $loc# Tap Top

2nac# 2oc# Add 5dd

2tac# 2toc# Pad Pod

Gnat 6not $andage $ondage

0ac#et 0oc#et 1ac# 1oc#


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Phrase in *0I112

$lac# box &ash in dollars 1oc#ed attachments$ad for the body 'ad guard 2oc#s for 2am

As a matter of fact $ad start family car

$alm for chapped lips marmalade and jam


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2entence *0I112

I saw the farmer7s gnarled hands.

The actress is happy tal#ing with the artist in the par#.The sergeant is assigned to guard the barrac#s.

'ary is as happy as a lar#.

They are using the family car today.The archer too# a shot at the apple.

2he was a passi(e participant.

The mother pampered her son.

There is so much happiness and calmness on the farm.

The wedding entourage waited for an hour.


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e/ sound as in air-The /e / sound is a combination of the " and "". )our mouth should

slide from slightly open to the smiliest smile.

Asia Airline 0ate !eight

Today 8acial earsay Painless

2ate 'ate sale $ailTail 'ale 8ace Ga9e

'ane Tame *ame 1ame


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The sound as in bet-to ma#e the short " sound, the front part of the tongue is midheight in the

mouth. 1ips are spread and the facial muscles are lax.

0ental 'essage 0ealm Anything

2aid 'any :ery 0ecommend

"ligible 'easure $ell

2ell 'et ;et Get


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*0I112 in contrast

$ait $et Gail Get

'ate 'et $ail $ell

2ate 2et 2ale 2ell1ate 1et 0aid 0ed

1aid 1ed 8ade 8ed


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2entence *0I112


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isound as in easy-

This is produced by forming a smile and by stretching the articulators.

The production of the sound can be prolonged at will.

$eat Please "ach 1ea(e

8eel 2ee# *eed )ields

2eason 8ee 0efunds *ealer

8ree "ual Pre(iew earing

0etail 2eat 1east 8rea#

;eat 2leep 1ea(e 0each


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Ias in it-

This sound is produced with minimal opening of the mouth. ;ostretching of the articulators is needed.

2it Itch 1ist #nit

2lip 8ist 2hip 1i(e

0ich 2ic# !ic# 8ill6in 2ic# !ic# 2pic#

2till Tim 2ie(e *id

$een it Inn 2trip


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*0I112 in &ontrast

2eat 2it 8eel 8ill

"ach Itch 6een 6in

1east 1ist 2ee# 2ic#;eat 6nit !ee# !ic#

2leep 2lip 2pea# 2pic#8east 8ist 2teal 2till

2heep 2hip Team Tim

1ea(e 1i(e 0ecei(e 2ie(e

0each 0ich *eed *id

&hee# &hic# $ean $een$each $itch eat it


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Phrase in *0I112

Gi(e a receipt $eat the heat feel the ease

)ield profits the Green inn The rich dean

0each the sic# 1ong $each


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2entences with contextual clues of minimal pairs


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ajas in time

8ind 0ight 2i9e igh

'ime 8ight 'i#e !ife

2tyle Precise Arri(ed ;ine

"xpire Prescribed Admire 'ine

2tri#e Ad(ice Ice Glide


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2entence *0I112

. 'i#e7s wife is cra9y o(er this style.

?. The actor7s timing is precise

@. The flight arri(ed at nine.


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5!as in row-

This sound is produced by bringing lips to a rounded position and the

muscles are tensed. There is a Hw- sound at the end of this (owel, thus,producing the sound How7.

5pal *o9e 0oses 2mo#e

Potato 5(er &lo(er Pony

old Tomato Total 0obe

Tone 5pen 'oti(ate $one


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sound as in law-

This sound is produced with the lips slightly rounded and the

muscles are tensed. The difference is the absence of the Hw7 soundwhen word is spelled with a Hw7.

All Always 5ught Altar

1aw 2aw %aw straw

*awn 'aul Paw 0aw

2trong $ecause $egone Author

8launt Taunt !rought *raw


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Phrase *0I112

$oth balls Please hold 8ocus on your goals

Post office Go to the mall nlawful protest

$road shoulders 'ost of the laws 8or the most honest


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2ound as in 2hoo#-

It is rounded in lip formation, and muscles are relaxed. It is not a prolonged

sound.

1oo# $oo# ood Too#

8ull 2hoo# stood ;oo#

Pull Good &ould $ullet

!ould $utcher 2hould &ushion


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uwas in du#e-is greatly rounded in lip formation, and muscles are tense. There is a Hw7

sound prolonged along with the prolonged (owel, and it sounds li#e

Huw7.

1u#e !ooed 8ool 8lew

2tewed 1ose *ue 1oose*ew 'ood Pool 2hampoo

&ooed 2ou(enir


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. !hat a fool he is to #eep on eating more when he is already full.

?. Tina stood beside her mother who was stirring the stewed neat in the pot.

@. The dew on the grass is due to the fog and mist that co(ered the ground

last night.


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aw as in brownis produced by bringing lips to a rounded position and the muscles are

tensed. There is a Hw7 sound at the end of this (owel, thus, producing

the sound How7.

:oucher ounce brow hour

$rowse 1oud :ows &rowdJ

ouses &ount Allow *oubts

8ound Ground Town :owels


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. 8ountain rhymes with mountain.

?. !e will allow you to go out for lunch.

@. !e encountered extreme difficulty just now.


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j sound as in Hboy7

The 5I sound starts out low and round li#e a long 5 and slides to the

smiliest smile.

"njoy &hoice Toiled

Point 2oiled :oices

'oist Annoyed Poise

:oid &oin %oin


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. !e will join you in your exploits.

?. I was annoyed at your being coy.

@. !e enjoyed eating those oysters.


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KLschwa soundMThis is the most common sound in American "nglish. 2pelling or

appearance of the word will not help identify it. It can appear as any one ofthe (owels or a combination of them. It in(ol(es medium opening of the

mouth and lips are relaxed. !hene(er you find a (owel that can be

crossed out and its absence wouldn7t change the pronunciation of the

word, you ha(e probably found a schwa.

nder ;ational *ata 5ther 5ne 2econdary About $alloon

:ista 5perator Technical 0e(enue

:isa *one Infant 2uch

Alarm Again anew America


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0eading the/uh/sound.

!hat 'ust the 2un Abo(e !onder AboutB

2ome pundits proposed that the sun wonders unnecessarily about sundry

and assorted conundrums. 5ne cannot be speculate what can come of

their proposal. It wasn7t enough to trouble us. $ut it was done sounderhandedly that hundred of sun lo(es rushed to the defense of their

belo(ed sun. ;one of this was rele(ant on 'onday, howe(er, when the sun

burned up the entire country.

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