Tham khảo tài liệu 'english pronunciation made simple part 26', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Jill Yes. Now I m enjoying myself at the gym every day Uncle Jack I m disappointed in you Jill You are at college for an education not just for enjoyment. Jill But I am in education I m majoring in physical education and I have a job at the gym to help pay my college tuition. I m graduating next June with honors Uncle Jack I apologize Jill. To make up for it I ll give you a large gift for graduation. Jill I never hold a grudge Uncle Jack. You are an angel. Just come to my graduation and I ll be happy PRONOUNCING j Tongue tip In the same position as for the vowel i Airstream Continuous without interruption Vocal cords Vibrating Possible Pronunciation Problems The sound j may be a difficult sound for you to pronounce. You may confuse it with the similar sound ds or omit it completely. EXAMPLE If you say ds instead of j yet will sound like jet. If you omit j year will sound like ear. To pronounce j correctly be sure the tip of your tongue is against the back of your lower front teeth and NOT touching the roof of your mouth. You ll get your j sound yet Practice EXERCISE A ffi Listen and repeat. j At the Beginning of Words yes use young you year youth yell yard yesterday j In the Middle of Words onion beyond backyard canyon values formula lawyer regular unusual In English j does not occur at the end of words. Lesson 33 163 j Spelled y z u yet union amuse your junior music yawn senior united yolk million usual yellow familiar university The most common spelling pattern for j is followed by a vowel. yeast you ca nyon fa rmya rd hint When y Is the first letter in a word it is ALWAYS pronounced j it is never pronounced 3 . Distinguish between the vowel u and the consonant vowel combination ju . food feud booty beauty . . Some English speakers add j after n t d or s in certain words news Tuesday duty suit. We will not practice that pronunciation of j in this book. EXERCISE B Listen and repeat. Be sure to differentiate between the boldfaced consonants in each word. j fe tjl .