International Phonetic Alphabet

Consonant Phonemes 1

100

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are open. 3. Tongue is between your teeth. 4. Breath comes from your throat but DOES NOT go through your lips as a long sound.

What is /l/?

200

For this sound, your... 1. Lower lip touches your upper teeth. 2. Tongue is not used. 3. Breath comes from your chest as a long sound.

What is /f/?

300

For this sound your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are closed. 3. Tongue curls. 4. Breath comes from your chest as a long sound.

What is /ʃ/ or /sh/?

400

For this sound, your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue is not used. 3. Breath comes from your throat. 4. "Click" the back of your throat as a short sound.

What is /g/?

500

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are closed. 3. Tongue curls. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /ʒ/ or /zh/?

Consonant Phonemes 2

100

For this sound, your... 1. Lips make an "O." 2. Teeth are closed then open. 3. Tongue touches the top of your mouth then drops. 4. Breath "explodes" from your chest as a short sound.

What is /tʃ/ or "ch"?

200

For this sound your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are closed. 3. Tongue is lowered. 4. Breath comes from your chest as a long sound.

What is /s/?

300

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are open. 3. Tongue is curled. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /r/?

400

For this sound, your... 1. Lips first close then open. 2. Teeth are slightly open. 3. Tongue is not used. 4. Breath "explodes" from your throat as a short sound.

What is /b/?

500

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are open. 3. Tongue touches your upper teeth then drops. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /n/?

Consonant Phonemes 3

100

For this sound, your... 1. Lips make an "O." 2. Teeth are open. 3. Tongue touches the top of your mouth then drops. 4. Breath "explodes" from your throat as a short sound.

What is /dʒ/ or "j"?

200

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are slightly open. 3. Tongue is between your teeth. 4. Breath comes from your throat and goes between your teeth as a long sound.

What is /ð/ or voiced "th"?

300

For this sound, your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue touches the front-top of your mouth then drops. 3. Breath comes from your chest as a short sound.

What is /d/?

400

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are slightly open. 3. Tongue is between your teeth. 4. Breath comes from your chest and goes between your teeth as a long sound.

What is /θ/ or voiceless "th"?

500

For this sound, your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue is not used. 3. Breath comes from your chest. 4. "Click" the back of your throat.

What is /k/?

Consonant Phonemes 4

100

For this sound your... 1. Lips make an "O." 2. Teeth are open. 3. Tongue is not used. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /w/?

200

For this sound, your... 1. Lips start closed then open. 2. Teeth are slightly open. 3. Tongue is not used. 4. Breath "explodes" from your chest as a short sound.

What is /p/?

300

For this sound, your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are are open. 3. Tongue is not used. 4. Breath comes from your chest as a long sound.

What is /h/?

400

For this sound, your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue is not used. 3. You close your jaw. *This is only a short ending sound.

What is /ŋ/ or -ing?

500

For this sound, your... 1. Lower lip touches your upper teeth. 2. Tongue is not used. 3. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /v/?

Consonant Phonemes 5

100

For this sound, your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue touches the front-top of your mouth then drops. 3. Breath comes from your chest as a short sound.

What is /t/?

200

For this sound your... 1. Lips are open. 2. Teeth are closed. 3. Tongue is lowered. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound

What is /z/?

300

For this sound your... 1. Lips and teeth are open. 2. Tongue touches the top of your mouth then drops 3. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /j/ or y- ?

400

For this sound, your... 1. Lips first close then open. 2. Teeth are slightly open. 3. Tongue is not used. 4. Breath comes from your throat as a long sound.

What is /m/?

500

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