Sounds Ideas to students articulate sounds

pb Hold of paper in front of your lips. Make the

a small piece
Sounds in Eņlish
sounds.The paper should move for /p/,butnotfor h/.
td Hold a match or lighter in front of your face. Make the
ks sounds. You should be able to make the flame flicker for /tļ
and /W,but less for /d/ ar,d /g/. Sound Suggestion
fv Hold your palm in front of your mouth. Make both sounds'
Vowels
You sĖouļd feel some air foi /t/, but less for /v/.
0õ Place a finger against your lips. Try to touch your finger with il A'smiling'sound. Smile widely, make and hold the
your tonņž. Bčathe out. Nõ* aģģ y9ur voice. (This sound. Demonstrate that it is a'long'sound.
Į*"gg..rī.. the positions, but wiļl help nonetheless.) Ī Make the sound, and make it obviously short. If
SZ What noise does a snake make? (/sļ. Now add your voice. necessary, contrast itwith /I/.
Js What noise do you make if you want someone to be quiet? U A short sound. Exaggerate the forward position ofyour
(Show'Shh . . .''gesture if nėcessary.) Now add your voice. lips. One way into this sound is to ask students what
h Hold your palm in front of your mouth. Open your mouth noise a gorilla makes!
and breathe out. Don't use your voice, try to make suĪe you UI Make and hold the sound. Use a'rising then falling'
can feel the air on your palm. intonation, as if you've heard something surprising, or
m Link this with'liking something' (e.g. food, as in Mmm, nice)' some interesting gossip (uuĮIUuu). Demonstrate that it is
n ĮJse a word as an example,w\th' /nJ as the last sound' Hold the a'long' sound.
sound, and get students to copy. e A short sound. Make the sound, and point out the loosely
ņ Use'-ing'words as examPles (e.g. singing). spread position ofyour lips.
I Use repeated syllables, as in laĮaĮaļaĮa. e The'Friday afternoori sound. Relax your whole body,
r Point your tongue tbwards the roofofyour mouth, but dont slump your shoulders, relax your face and mouth, and say
let the tip toucĮ. Breathe out, using your voice, and hold the /e/, as though completely exhausted.
sound for as long as you can.
The'something horrible'sound. Make and hold the
Smile, and say /iĮ. Now quickly say /a/ ' Say the two togethef, sound, curl your upper lip, and pretend to look at
and keep it short. something nasty. Look in the litter bin, if there is one to
What shape is your mouth r{ you ate going to whistle? Now hand. Demonstrate that it is a'long'sound.
Įļse your
.rrĮi..' ānd say /wa/ . Also try /wawewilwolwul/ etc''
to piactise using different vowels aĮter /w/.
The'either/or' sound. Liken it to the word or.
Dembnstrate that it is a'long'sound.
Ē Make the sound, and point out the neutrally open shape.
of your lips.
pb Put your lips together. Tiy to breathe out, but dont let the air
Make the sound, and throw your head back slighģ as
escape. Release the air suddenly. Dont use your voice. Tiy again,
you do it. This works well if contrasted with /n/ .
and add your voice.
td Put your tongue ägainst the hard bump behind your teeth. Tiy OI The'holding the baby'sound. Place your āĪms įs though
to bieathe out, but don't let the air escape. Release the air holding a baby, and say /o',/ . Demonstrate that it is a
suddenly. Dont use your voice. Try aga\n, and add your voice.
'long'sound.
kg Put the soft bit of) the roof of D Make the sound, and point out your lightly rounded lips.
don't ļet the af escape.
the suddenly. Dont use your vorce. T.y agaļn, and
^Įr
add your voice. Diphthongs For all diphthongs, one ofthe best techniques is to get
fv Touch your top teeth with your bottom lip, and breathe out. students to make and hold the first element, then slowly
Dont use your voice. Hold the sound, and add your voice. move to the second. Finish off by making the sound at a
'normal' speed. Some other sįļggestions are made below.
0õ Put the front ofyour tongue against the back ofyour top teeth.
Let the air pass through as you breathe out. Dont use your Iā Make the sound while tugging yoįļĪ ear.
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voice. Hold the sound, and add your voice.
Uā Hold the first sound, and move to the second.
SZ Put against the bump behind
as you breathe out. Don't eē Liken thisto the word air.Point to your hur. Say oaer
use add your voice. there, or on tbe chair. A1l wiļl ģe good examples of the
sound, which you can then isolate.
Js Put the front ofyour tongue against the bump behind your
teeth. Let the aii pass thāugh as you breathe out, making an /s/ et Pretend not to hear someoūe, andsay eh?'
sound. Now move your tongue slightly back. Dont use your
-cĪ Words work best here: toy, bo1, enjŲ.
voice. Hold the sound, and add your voice.
h Open your mouth and breathe out. Dont use your voice, but try at Make the sound and point to your eye.

to make a noise. ėU oh, heĮĮo, said slowly, and exaggerated a little, works
m Put your lips together. Use your voice, and let the air escape weļl.
through your nose. AU The'shut your finger in the door' sound. Pretending to
n Put the front of your tonņe against the bump behind your do this and making the sound while pulling a'pained'
teeth. Use your voice, and let the air escape through your nose. expression works rather wellļ
ņ Put the back of your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Use
your voice, and let the air escape through yoįļr nose.
Put the front ofyour tongue against the bump behind your
From: Kelly, G. 2000. How to Teach Pronuncįatįon.
teeth. Use your voice, and l.t the air pass out of yotrr mouth.
r Point the front ofyour tongue towards the roofofyour mouth.
Use your voice.
Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd.
j Make the sound /i/, followed by the sound /a/. Now put them
together, and keep the sound short.
Make the sound /u/, followed by the sound /e/. Now put them
together, and keep the sound short.