Listen to the sound /j/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this sound.
Listen to the target sound /j/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
joke yolk joke jaw your jaw fool fuel fool pleasure player pleasure
Then listen and repeat the examples of the target sound. Examples: year used euro few cure view We didn't use euros in Europe a few years ago."
Important for listening! In American, the /j/ is dropped from words like new, student, tune, so for example newspaper/'nju:speip∂/ sounds like noose paper/'nu:speip∂/.
In these groups of words, three of the words begin with the sameconsonant sound and one of the words begins with a different sound.Underline the one with the different sound. You can use a dictionary. Key.1. under 2. whole 3. who 4. untie 5. honest 6. write Example: hour half home high 1 union used under university 2 water whale whole window 3 when who where which 4 year euro uniform untie 5 how honest healthy happy 6 one write world waste
Each sentence contains four or five examples of one of these sounds: /h/, /w/, /j/. Write the phonemic letter under the sounds in the sentences. Example: A fusion of Cuban and European music, /j/ j j j j 1 Your uniform used to be yellow, /j/ 2 Haley's horse hurried ahead, /h/ 3 This is a quiz with twenty quick questions, /w/ 4 We went to work at quarter to twelve, /w/ 5 New York University student's union, /j/ 6 The hen hid behind the hen house, /h/ 7 Which language would you like to work in? /w/
1 Art or heart? This is the art / heart of the country. 2 Hearing or earring? She's lost her hearing / earring. 3 West or vest? The west / vest is very warm. 4 Aware or of air? They weren'r made aware / of air. 5 Use or juice? What's the use / juice? 6 Heat or sheet? I can't sleep in this heat / sheet.
Follow up:Record yourself saying the sentences in 4, choosing one of the twowords. Make a note of which words you say. Then listen to yourrecording in about two weeks. Is it clear which words you said?