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- How to pronounce the /i/ sound:

+ Mouth: Open your mouth slightly.


+ 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/.

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