/ʤ/ and /y/

How to pronounce

/ʤ/ joke

Make the /ʤ/ sound by stopping and releasing air. Say /ʤ/ with a vibrating sound.

  • joy
  • eject
  • edge

Problems occur when confusing with other sounds /y/, /tʃ/.

  • If /ʤ/ is replaced with /y/, the word joke sounds like yoke.

Listen to the following words and decide if /ʤ/ comes at the beginning, middle, or end of the word.

  1. check
  2. check
  3. check
  4. check
  5. check

/y/ you

Say /y/ with a continuous vibrating sound.

  • year
  • museum
  • behavior

Problems occur when confusing with other consonant sound /tʃ/.

  • If /y/ is replaced with /t∫/, the word year sounds like jeer.

Listen to the following words with /y/ and repeat after each example.

  1. Nice to meet you.
  2. Yuri is 30 years old.
  3. Yes, you can state your opinion.
  4. She is beautiful.
  5. Have you seen my yellow yurt yet?
LESSON 6: /l/ and /r/

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