American English Pronunciation of Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants |
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/mbə/ Listen carefully and repeat the sound exactly | /phə/ Listen carefully and repeat the sound exactly | ||
Now, practice sounding the words using a mirror to monitor the position of your lips
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/mbə/ You have to produce the sound with your nose and your lips at the same time voiced bat /mbat/ bet /mbet/ bit /mbit/ bot /mbot/ but /mbut/ | /phə/ You have to produce the sound "h (silent / unvoiced)" after "p" unvoiced pat /phat/ pet /phet/ pit /phit/ pot /phot/ put /phut/ | ![]() |
Practice repeating then saying these words.
ban - pan
Ben - pen
bin - pin
Bonnie - pony
bile - pile
beach - peach