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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