Pronunciation

Common Problem Areas:

P/F: "P" put your lips together and then open them to release a small puff of air. "P" 
     is aspirated (makes a bigger puff of air).
     "F" put your top teeth on your lower lip and blow air through your teeth. "F" is 
     not aspirated.
P/B: For both "P" and "B" put your lips together and then open them to release a small
     puff of air. "P" is aspirated (makes a bigger puff of air), "B" is not.
B/V: "B" put your lips together and then open them to release a small
     puff of air. "B" is not aspirated.
     "V" put your top teeth on your lower lip and blow air through your teeth. "V" is
     aspirated.
F/V: For both "F" and "V" put your top teeth on your lower lip and blow air through your
     teeth. "F" is not aspirated, "V" is (makes a bigger puff of air).
S/Z: For both "S" and "Z" put your teeth together and put your tongue in the middle of 
     your mouth, right behind your teeth, but not touching them. "S" is not aspirated,
     "Z" is (makes a bigger puff of air).
Z/J: "Z" put your teeth together and put your tongue in the middle of your mouth, right
     behind your teeth, but not touching them. "Z" is aspirated.
     "J" put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, right behind your teeth, then move your
     tongue back behind your teeth until you are making the "sh" or "measure" sound. "J" is 
     aspirated.
L/R: "L" put the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. 
     As you make the sound, the air comes out from the sides of your tongue.
     "R" your tongue should not touch the top of your mouth. It should be bunched 
     up towards the back of your mouth with the tip pointing towards the top of your 
     mouth (BUT NOT TOUCHING!). Your lips should also be round when you say /r/, like
     you are getting ready to kiss someone. 
D/Th: "D" put your tongue right behind your top teeth and then move it to release a small 
     puff of air. "D" is like "T" but "D" is aspirated and "T" is not.
     "Th" put your tongue between your teeth so that the tip of your tongue is touching the 
     tips of your top teeth. Now you can make a "th" sound by blowing are through your teeth. 
Ch/Sh: "Ch" put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, right behind your teeth, then move 
     your tongue back behind your teeth until you are making the "sh" or "measure" sound.
     "Ch" is like "J" but "Ch" is not aspirated. 
     "Sh" put your teeth together, with your top teeth in from of your back teeth, and put
     your tongue in the middle of your mouth, scrunched up towards the back of your mouth. 
     "Sh" is not aspirated.
Th/S: "Th" put your tongue between your teeth so that the tip of your tongue is touching the 
     tips of your top teeth. Now you can make a "th" sound by blowing are through your teeth.
     "S" put your teeth together and put your tongue in the middle of 
     your mouth, right behind your teeth, but not touching them. "S" is not aspirated.

The Alphabet, grouped by sound:

The "long E group": E,B,P,C,Z,T,D,V,G
The "A group": A,H,J,K
The "short E group": F,L,M,N,S,R,O
The "U group": Q,U,W
The "long I group": I,Y

Tongue Twisters:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Peter put a bit of beef in the pink potion.

If the batter is bitter, use a better butter.

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Theo thought thirty-three things on Thursday.

Fabio found a funny French friend in France.

Loose lips sink ships.

Toy boat. Toy boat. Toy boat.

Super-cali-fragilistic-expialidocious

Many men munch much mush.

Unique New York.

The sixth sheik's sixth sheep was sick.

Three gray geese in the green grass grazing.

Grope Greek grape leaves.

Rubber buggy baby bumpers.

Round Rob rolled around the river.

Virginia the valiant won a vicious victory.

Much mightier than the most majestic mountain.