Lesson 21 / 22
/w/ — /j/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
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/w/
wet /wɛt/
Mouth and tongue position
Lips rounded and pushed forward like /uː/ then glide into the next vowel, voiced.
Word practice
wet
Sentence practice
The road is wet.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/j/
yes /jɛs/
Mouth and tongue position
Tongue rises near the /iː/ position then glides straight into the next vowel, voiced.
Word practice
yes
Sentence practice
Yes, you can.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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