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September 21st, 2021

9/21/2021

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P_F_B_V Tongue Twisters are great coordination exercises to improve your English pronunciation to speak clearly. 

/B/ and /V/ are tricky sounds for Spanish speakers because their language doesn't use a different sound for /V/. English words with /V/ need a different lip position to correctly pronounce the word.


Make sure to put your lips in the correct place for each Tongue Twister. Your muscles must be strong to clearly articulate the words to be easily understood when you speak English.

/P/ and /B/ use both lips to create the sound, the only difference is in the air.
/P/ is voiceless - Air only
/B/ is voiced - vibration
/F/ and /V/ use the same lip movement, BUT
F/ is voiceless - Air only
/V/ is voiced - vibration


CAPS are for stressed syllables/words

/P/ & /F/: PEter phoned PHIL to find FOUR fine phoTOgraphers.
/B/ & /V/: There's a BAN on VANS at the CURB by the CURVE.
I'm VEry bad at VOLleyball, but VEry FINE at BASketball.


REPEAT these 3-5 times a day. Speak each sound with the correct tongue, lip and mouth placement. Start slowly, then build speed to improve your fluency of movement between alphabet sounds.
Remember to use the STAIR step intonation.
● Stress content words and correct syllables with a higher pitch & hold a fraction of a second longer ● Quick unstressed function words are linked to the next word 


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Tongue Twister Pronunciation Practice

9/14/2021

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Tongue Twisters are a fun way to improve your lip and tongue coordination to pronounce English. REPEAT them 3-5 times a day. Speak each sound with the correct tongue, lip and mouth placement.
 Start slowly, then build speed.   Can you do them? Leave me a comment.
Practice with this Video for the P & B Sounds of English. Both use sounds use "closed lips" in the same movement, however the difference is in the air. 
/P/ is voiceless - only air
/B/ is voiced - engages the vocal chords 

CAPS are for intonation/pitch change to create the rhythm of stressed syllables/words. 
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/P/ & /B/ -        
PApa BAba buys PINEapple bubble GUM-balls.
PEter PIper picked a PECK of PICKled PEPpers.
BARney BABbitt bagged a BUSHel of big BLUE berries.
A big black BUG, bit a big black DOG, on his big black NOSE.

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I know how important it is to be understood when you speak English. This mini-course, 5 Day Accent Reduction Challenge,  delivers new accent reduction lessons to your inbox for 5 days to remind you to build your pronunciation skills. Use these techniques each day and listen to the improvement. Cheers, Donna
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