Friday, March 4, 2011

Sounds in English - the long vowel sounds

The long, single vowel sounds in English are captured in this nonsense sentence:

Far fleas flew for her

Notice how your mouth opens and your lips move as you say these single long vowel sounds.  As your voice sustains the sound, and gives it length, the mouth and lips remain in position to complete the sound.  Once again, the placement of the tongue in the mouth, plus the shape of the mouth aperture and the lips contribute to the unique quality of each sound.

If you open this link, you can hear me saying the sentence and the individual sounds.

If you'd like to know more, leave me a voice message on +613 8610 0193 or send me an email with your request.

The following links take you to information relating to clear speech and accent adjustment

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