/j/ “yet” vs /ʤ/ “jet” Comparison Watch Video Lesson
- When practising sounds: 1. FEEL (what can you feel your muscles doing?) 2. SEE (look at yourself in the mirror) 3. HEAR (listen to the audio tracks and use the hand-phone to listen to yourself)
/j/
Spelling Patterns
FEEL / SEE
usually “y”: yes, Kenya 1)Middle of the tongue is high.
2) The tongue is not touching the top of the mouth.
Lips relaxed. HEAR Sounds like a short /iː/ vowel /ʤ/
usually “j”: job, enjoy sometimes “g”: ginger, gym, large
1) Front of tongue firmly touching gum ridge.
2) Tongue moves down and air suddenly explodes out.
Lips slightly rounded.
Sounds like there is a /d/ sound at the beginning – like “dz”
Sounds more explosive.
A voiced and softer version of the “ch” /ʧ/ sound
Note that j represents a different sounds depending on whether it is the IPA symbol or the English letter. 1. the IPA symbol /j/ represents the “y” sound in yes, 2. but the English letter “j” represents the /ʤ/ sound like in Jess.
