The letter "m" is one of the nasal sounds. This means that the sound is created by using the nose and not the mouth. The previous letters discussed used the mouth to create the sound, but the letter "m" is a nasal or nose sound.
Making the letter "m" sound is just like making the letter "b" sound, but because the letter "m" sound is a nasal sound, you will use your nose to make the sound. So, just like the letter "b" sound, you will have to keep your lips together when making the letter "m" sound. With your lips together, you make the letter "m" sound by vibrating your throat area. This makes the letter "m" sound a voiced sound, just like the letter "b" sound. But, unlike the letter "b" sound, the letter "m" sound is not an explosive sound, but a continuous vibration of the throat area with the sound directed or sent to the nose.
Things to remember:
1) The letter "m" is a nasal sound, or the sound is created by sending the sound to the nose.
2) Keep your lips together when making the letter "m" sound.
3) The letter "m' is a voiced sound, so you should feel your throat area vibrating. Because of your throat area vibrating, you will also feel your lips vibrating.
4) The letter "m" sound should be sent or directed to your nose. This will allow the vibration and air to exit your nose.
Here are words you can practice with.
| my |
member |
meeting |
mission |
minority |
| make |
meet |
message |
mountain |
mark |
| me |
much |
manager |
middle |
male |
| more |
minute |
main |
Ms |
meal |
| man |
morning |
memory |
mostly |
muscle |
| many |
moment |
management |
marry |
museum |
| may |
maybe |
maintain |
measure |
matter |
| most |
music |
measure |
murder |
mix |
| much |
market |
manage |
move |
meat |
| mean |
major |
mention |
mistake |
manner |
| might |
mind |
middle |
mean |
motion |
| most |
military |
method |
moral |
meanwhile |
| move |
model |
magazine |
medicine |
mirror |
| Mr |
matter |
marriage |
male |
master |
| million |
movie |
machine |
map |
mean |
| must |
material |
Mrs |
metal |
minister |
| mother |
medical |
modern |
mental |
multiple |
| money |
myself |
mouth |
meaning |
match |
| month |
movement |
majority |
mom |
merely |
| massive |
media |
milk |
married |
mass |
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The letter "g" sound is voiced version of the letter "k" sound. The sound is made by vibrating your throat or larynx while covering the opening from your throat and making an explosive sound.
You can compare the letter "g" sound with the letters "b" and "d" sounds. The letter "b" is a voiced sound created by keeping your lips together to build pressure. The letter "d" is a voiced sound made by pushing with your tongue against the area where your upper teeth and the roof of your mouth meet to trap the air and vibrations. This time, you cover the opening from your throat with the back of your tongue to trap the vibrations. With a sudden release of the the tongue, you release the vibrations and the sound of the letter "g".
Things to remember:
1) The letter "g" sound is a voiced sound, so you should feel a vibration in your throat area when making the letter "g" sound.
2) Use the back of your throat to cover the opening from your throat and trap the vibrations and air in your throat.
3) Make the letter "g" sound with an explosive release of air and vibrations from the throat by dropping your tongue.
Here are words you can practice with.
| go |
garden |
gate |
galaxy |
grateful |
grin |
| get |
global |
grass |
given |
grace |
goat |
| give |
gain |
guilty |
guideline |
glance |
grandparent |
| good |
gold |
graduate |
glove |
grip |
globe |
| great |
guard |
gap |
girlfriend |
govern |
|
| group |
guest |
green |
God |
guidance |
|
| government |
gather |
gain |
garage |
garbage |
|
| game |
gift |
grand |
grain |
gravity |
|
| grow |
growing |
good |
gifted |
gathering |
|
| girl |
grade |
glad |
grant |
Greek |
|
| guy |
grab |
glance |
ghost |
gasoline |
|
| ground |
greatest |
grandmother |
grocery |
grief |
|
| goal |
guide |
gear |
gaze |
glory |
|
| growth |
golf |
graduate |
gallery |
grin |
|
| graduation
|
governor |
gang |
grave |
grasp |
|
| glass |
golden |
guarantee |
greatly |
gut |
|
| gun |
grant |
grandfather |
greet |
grandchild |
|
| guess |
gray |
garlic |
guilt |
gross |
|
| green |
grape |
gradually |
guitar |
gaze |
|
| gas |
guarantee |
guide |
guard |
glimpse |
|
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Although the letter "k" and the letter "c" are two different letters, when it comes to the way they sound, they actually make the same sound. That's why when you look into the transcription, or the way the sound of a word is represented in symbols, you will find the letter "k" to represent the letter "c". So, I will be referring to the sound of the letter "c" and "k" as the sound of the letter "k".
The letter "k" sound is a voiceless sound. The sound is created by a sudden explosive breath of air and without the use of the throat area or the larynx. You should not feel a vibration in your throat when making the letter "k" sound.
In making the letter "k" sound we actually us the back of our tongue to cover the opening from our throat. We trap the air in our throat and then suddenly release the air and the sound by dropping our tongue. If you will take a look at the posts on how to pronounce the letters "p" and "t", you will see we are using different parts of your mouth to trap the air for different sounds. We use our lips to trap the air in order to make the letter "p" sound, while with the letter "t" sound we use our tongue against the roof our mouth to trap the air. This time we trap the air right at the opening of out throat.
Things to remember:
1) The letter "k" or "c" sound is a voiceless sound so we use air to make the sound.
2) You should not feel your throat area vibrating when making the letter "k" sound.
3) Use the back of your tongue to block the opening from your throat to block the air.
4) Build air pressure in your throat.
5) Make the letter "k" sound with a sudden explosive breath by releasing your tongue.
Here are words you can practice with.
| can |
class |
call |
cultural |
critical |
claim |
| come |
control |
close |
contain |
corner |
cry |
| could |
care |
current |
control |
concerned |
critic |
| call |
carry |
certainly |
camera |
concept |
comment |
| keep |
center |
color |
candidate |
client |
coffee |
| country |
couple |
common |
conference |
conduct |
cross |
| case |
court |
concern |
cause |
conversation |
commit |
| company |
cost |
career |
commercial |
completely |
construction |
| kind |
cover |
central |
cancer |
conflict |
kind |
| car |
clear |
cup |
coach |
camp |
cook |
| city |
certain |
crime |
collection |
crisis |
connection |
| continue |
catch |
compare |
civil |
complete |
context |
| community |
computer |
clearly |
kitchen |
communication |
committee |
| kid |
cause |
claim |
consumer |
club |
clothes |
| create |
century |
close |
capital |
contract |
complete |
| consider |
culture |
cold |
citizen |
crowd |
combine |
| cut |
course |
card |
key |
contribute |
cool |
| college |
condition |
cell |
customer |
collect |
category |
| course |
Congress |
care |
cost |
count |
key |
| kill |
campaign |
close |
credit |
competition |
classroom |
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The letter "d" sound is the voiced counterpart of the letter "t". You will need to use the same tongue and roof of mouth formation, and you also use an explosive breath to make the sound. The main difference is that the letter "d" sound is a voiced sound so you need to feel a vibration in your throat area. You need to use your larynx or vocal chords to vibrate your throat and make the sound.
To make the letter "d" sound, you have to feel your tongue pushing against the area where your upper teeth and the roof of your mouth meet. You need to push hard enough so that no air can get out of your mouth. Then, vibrate your vocal chords or throat area. This will build pressure inside your mouth. Finally, make the letter "d" sound by suddenly releasing your tongue so that it touches the back of your lower teeth. This will make the explosive and vibrating "d" sound.
Things to remember:
1) Push your tongue against the area where your upper teeth meet with the roof of your mouth.
2) Make a seal with your tongue so that no air can escape.
3) Feel a vibration in your throat area as you start to make the letter "d" sound.
4) Make the explosive and voiced "d" sound by suddenly releasing your tongue with a downward motion until it touches the back of your lower teeth.
5) The letter "d" sound is a voiced sound so you need to feel a vibration in your throat area.
Here are some words you can practice with.
| do |
difficult |
discover |
document |
dance |
definition |
| day |
daughter |
deep |
deny |
difficulty |
dramatic |
| down |
defense |
dream |
destroy |
deep |
deeply |
| during |
deal |
detail |
dress |
declare |
drag |
| different |
drop |
down |
drive |
dress |
diet |
| door |
dead |
discussion |
demand |
defend |
dark |
| die |
decade |
dinner |
dangerous |
duty |
description |
| death |
despite |
debate |
depend |
due |
display |
| development |
dog |
directly |
direct |
dad |
desert |
| decide |
determine |
dozen |
daily |
division |
double |
| drug |
disease |
department |
democracy |
debt |
deserve |
| decision |
degree |
date |
device |
doubt |
discovery |
| develop |
deal |
define |
damage |
dish |
dust |
| drive |
design |
driver |
danger |
divide |
discipline |
| difference |
discuss |
drink |
domestic |
dance |
dominate |
| director |
democratic |
distance |
desire |
definitely |
disaster |
| data |
dark |
district |
direct |
decline |
digital |
| describe |
design |
demand |
dry |
drink |
disorder |
| doctor |
Democrat |
deliver |
disappear |
display |
distribution |
| draw |
direction |
demonstrate |
desk |
depression |
deficit |
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