Topic: Vowel /æ/ as in man, have
Accent Error Patterns: Too far back - vowel /ɑ/ (hat sounds sounds like hot), or mouth too closed, Vowel /ɛ/ (man sounds like men)
How to Correct This: Form vowel /æ/ with your jaw open, front of the tongue down, back of the tongue up
Practice Steps: make sure you can hear the differences, use minimal pairs
/æ/ vs. /ɑ/
hat hot
jab job
after ofter
band bond
/æ/ vs. /ɛ/
man men
band bend
pat pet
Learn common words with Vowel /æ/: at, after, man, and, ask, answer, that
Repeated phrase practice: at the ____ (library, bank, park) that ____ (person, thing, time, computer)
Resources:
vowels playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXFLCasjYl7fBzKDS7roXlc7_HkGAxdd
website: https://www.speechmodification.com/free/how-to-pronounce-vowel-a-ae
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Accent Error Patterns: Too far back - vowel /ɑ/ (hat sounds sounds like hot), or mouth too closed, Vowel /ɛ/ (man sounds like men)
How to Correct This: Form vowel /æ/ with your jaw open, front of the tongue down, back of the tongue up
Practice Steps: make sure you can hear the differences, use minimal pairs
/æ/ vs. /ɑ/
hat hot
jab job
after ofter
band bond
/æ/ vs. /ɛ/
man men
band bend
pat pet
Learn common words with Vowel /æ/: at, after, man, and, ask, answer, that
Repeated phrase practice: at the ____ (library, bank, park) that ____ (person, thing, time, computer)
Resources:
vowels playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXFLCasjYl7fBzKDS7roXlc7_HkGAxdd
website: https://www.speechmodification.com/free/how-to-pronounce-vowel-a-ae
Want to receive the Five by Five Live Challenge Lessons by email? Sign up.
Join all of our live YouTube classes by subscribing to the channel.
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