Long sound /ᴣ:/ as in: bird, heard turn, etc. This is a long vowel sound. It occurs when the consonant /r/ follows the vowel /i/ or /e/ and the /r/ is followed by another consonant. Common spelling symbols of /ᴣ:/ er – verb, serve, term ir – girl, bird, stir our – journey, scourge, […]
/ᴧ/ Sound Short sound /ᴧ/ as in: cup, love, but, etc. Common spelling symbols of /ᴧ/ sound u — dust, but, must ou – cousin, young, country o – love, Monday, come oo – blood, flood EVALUATION Sentence for practicing /ᴧ/ sound Did you say, ‘Some love onions for breakfast or supper?’ But when
CONTRAST /u/, /u:/ A vowel sound is made with a free flow of air through the mouth without any obstruction either by the tongue or the lips. Word Contrast /u/ /u:/ look
SPEECH WORK /u/ A vowel sound is made with a free flow of air through the mouth without any obstruction either by the tongue or the lips e.g /e/ is pronounced freely as in “set” /set/ Common spelling symbols of /u/ oo – wool, foot ; u – push, full; o — wolf, woman;