Introduction
Following are video tutorials showing how to use the two lesson websites:
What to do with your mouth: UIowa Phonetics
Word practice: Manythings
For pronunciation and spelling rules, click for a lesson. Study one rule each week. Make a list of words for the rule to help you remember.
Lessons
F/V:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives
Click /f/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click /v/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 2.
Late/let:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs
Click front. Click /e/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click the one that looks a little like /E/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 3.
L/R:
What to do with your mouth
Click Liquid
Click /r/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click /l/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 4.
Fond/found:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click Back. Then click the two symbols that look like a backwards c. Then click Dipthongs, click the 2nd Dipthongs, then click the one that looks like /au/
Pronunciation:
Words to practice
Do Lesson 5.
These/z’s:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives, then click /z/.
On the same page, click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through the middle of it.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 6.
Best/vest:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative, then click /v/.
Click Stop, then click /b/.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 8.
Thick/sick:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through the middle of it.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 10..
She/see:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative. Then click the two symbols that look like /S/ and the one below it that looks like a long, skinny S.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 12.
Made/mad:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click front, then click /e/ and the one that looks like /ae/
Words to practice
Do Lesson 13.
Run/rung:
Sorry! No videos for this one.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 14.
Climb/crime:
Sorry! No videos for this one.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 16.
They/day:
What to do with your mouth
Click Stop, then click /d/
Click Fricative, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a small line on top.
(The practice words are that, wither, and smooth.)
Words to practice
Do Lesson 18.
Lugs/lungs:
What to do with your mouth
Click Place, then click lingua vellar. Then click /g/.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 20.
Thought/taught:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through it..
Click Stop, then click /t/
Words to practice
Do Lesson 21.
Eat/it:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click front. Then click /i/ (the small i).
Then click /I/ (the capital I).
Words to practice
Do Lesson 23.
R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur):
Video showing sounds
Practice - on the right side of the page, look for the section R-controlled vowels. There are five sets of practice.
Past tense 'ed'
Video lesson
Exercise to quiz yourself
Following are video tutorials showing how to use the two lesson websites:
What to do with your mouth: UIowa Phonetics
Word practice: Manythings
For pronunciation and spelling rules, click for a lesson. Study one rule each week. Make a list of words for the rule to help you remember.
Lessons
F/V:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives
Click /f/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click /v/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 2.
Late/let:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs
Click front. Click /e/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click the one that looks a little like /E/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 3.
L/R:
What to do with your mouth
Click Liquid
Click /r/ and repeat after each video and sound 20 times.
Click /l/ and practice same as above.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 4.
Fond/found:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click Back. Then click the two symbols that look like a backwards c. Then click Dipthongs, click the 2nd Dipthongs, then click the one that looks like /au/
Pronunciation:
Words to practice
Do Lesson 5.
These/z’s:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives, then click /z/.
On the same page, click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through the middle of it.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 6.
Best/vest:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative, then click /v/.
Click Stop, then click /b/.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 8.
Thick/sick:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricatives, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through the middle of it.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 10..
She/see:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative. Then click the two symbols that look like /S/ and the one below it that looks like a long, skinny S.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 12.
Made/mad:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click front, then click /e/ and the one that looks like /ae/
Words to practice
Do Lesson 13.
Run/rung:
Sorry! No videos for this one.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 14.
Climb/crime:
Sorry! No videos for this one.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 16.
They/day:
What to do with your mouth
Click Stop, then click /d/
Click Fricative, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a small line on top.
(The practice words are that, wither, and smooth.)
Words to practice
Do Lesson 18.
Lugs/lungs:
What to do with your mouth
Click Place, then click lingua vellar. Then click /g/.
Words to practice
Do Lesson 20.
Thought/taught:
What to do with your mouth
Click Fricative, then click the one that looks like /O/ with a line through it..
Click Stop, then click /t/
Words to practice
Do Lesson 21.
Eat/it:
What to do with your mouth
Click Monothongs, then click front. Then click /i/ (the small i).
Then click /I/ (the capital I).
Words to practice
Do Lesson 23.
R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur):
Video showing sounds
Practice - on the right side of the page, look for the section R-controlled vowels. There are five sets of practice.
Past tense 'ed'
Video lesson
Exercise to quiz yourself