+ Lips: Stretch your lips as wide as possible and make them tense. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, raise it very high in your mouth, and push it forward.
- How to pronounce the /ɪ/ sound:
+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly. + Lips: Stretch your lips and keep them relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue, raise it high in your mouth, and push it forward.
- How to pronounce the /eɪ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth partially, then close it a little. + Lips: Stretch and tense your lips, then relax them. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, keep it just above midline, and push it forward. Then raise your tongue a little higher and relax it.
- How to pronounce the /ɛ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth partially. + Lips: Stretch your lips slightly and keep them relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue, place it just below midline, and push it forward.
- How to pronounce the /æ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth wide. + Lips: Stretch your lips slightly and keep them relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue, flatten it, place it low in your mouth, and push it forward.
- How to pronounce the /ə/ sound:
+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly. + Lips: Keep your lips neutral and relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue and keep it centered at midline.
- How to pronounce the /ʌ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly. + Lips: Keep your lips neutral and relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue and keep it centered at midline. - How to pronounce the /ɑ/ sound + Mouth: Open your mouth wide. + Lips: Keep your lips neutral. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, flatten it, and place it very low in the center of your mouth, not too far forward or back.
- How to pronounce the /u/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly. + Lips: Round your lips into a circle and make them tense. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, raise the back very high up, and pull it towards your throat.
- How to pronounce the /ʊ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly. + Lips: Round your lips slightly and keep them relaxed. + Tongue: Relax your tongue, raise the back high up, and pull it towards your throat. - How to pronounce the /oʊ/ sound + Mouth: Open your mouth partially, then close it a little. + Lips: Round your lips into a tight, tense circle, then relax them. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, keep it just above midline, and pull it towards your throat. Then relax your tongue and raise the back a little higher.
- How to pronounce the /ɔ/ sound
+ Mouth: Open your mouth partially. + Lips: Round your lips and make them tense. + Tongue: Tense your tongue, place it low in your mouth, and pull it back.
- How to pronounce the /aɪ/ sound
+ Mouth: First, open your mouth very wide for the /ɑ/ sound. Then glide into the /ɪ/, closing it partially. + Lips: First, keep your lips neutral for the /ɑ/ sound. Then stretch them slightly for the /ɪ/. + Tongue: First, place your tongue very low in the center of your mouth for the /ɑ/ sound. Then raise your tongue high and push it forward for the /ɪ/. - How to pronounce the /aʊ/ sound + Mouth: First, open your mouth very wide for the /ɑ/ sound. Then glide into the /ʊ/, closing it partially. + Lips: First, keep your lips neutral for the /ɑ/ sound. Then round them slightly for the /ʊ/. + Tongue: First, place your tongue very low in the center of your mouth for the /ɑ/ sound. Then raise the back of your tongue high up for the /ʊ/.