You should have already completed the first six lessons listed in the box below. Read through the notes next to each lesson and go back to the lessons to practise if you need to. When you are ready, move on to Lesson 7. From Lesson 7 onwards, each lesson will have a suggested articulation exercise (AE) to start. This is indicated next to the lesson name in the AE column. You can click the articulation exercise names below to play the relevant video which will guide you through the exercise.
Articulation Exercises: G (General) TT (Tongue Tip) BT (Back of the Tongue) L (Lips) J (Jaw) T (Tongue) TR (Tension-Releasing)
After doing the articulation exercise indicated by the lesson, there will be one or more worksheets for you to study. Click the blue underlined text to go directly to the worksheet. To make it easy to return to this page, ensure you bookmark it by clicking
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Lesson 1 Speech Muscles
Lesson 2 Articulation Exercises
Lesson 3 Sounds & Letters
Lesson 4 Making /r/
Lesson 5 When to Pronounce “r”
Lesson 6 The Schwa
Lesson 7 TT
AE Page Worksheets 8
G 9
10 16 17
19 22 24
27 29 32
L BT More Lessons on Next Page 34 Notes Explore the Inside of Your Mouth Introduction to Articulation Exercises
Making “r” in Your Native Language English /r/ Practice
When to Pronounce “r” Practice Further Information
The Schwa Further Practice
Understand when to not pronounce “r”. It’s easier to gain more control of your mouth muscles when you understand how they work. Your mouth muscles will become stronger and more flexible if you do these exercises.
If you separate the ideas of letters and sounds, and can recognise IPA symbols, you’ll progress much more quickly.
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Understand how the schwa works. Find common words that you use on the schwa worksheet and practise them.