Tongue Twister

Mo mi mo me send me a toe,
Me me mo mi get me a mole,
Mo mi mo me send me a toe,
Fe me mo mi get me a mole,
Mister kister feet so sweet,
Mister kister where will I eat !?


Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos.
Are our oars oak?
The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn
with his inside outside his inside inn.

Prepared By:
Peaflorida, Joly Ann
BSEd 3B
Objectives:
A. define vowel;
B. identify the tongue positions in
pronouncing [],a, e and i vowel sounds
by the use of the vowel triangle table;
C. pronounce vowels clearly and accurately in
isolation and in context; and
D. appreciate the significance of vowel sounds
in communication.

Definition of Vowel Sound
refers to a speech sound that is produced through
an open throat and mouth passage without any
hindrance or obstruction .


Group Activity
How much wood could Chuck Woods'
woodchuck chuck, if Chuck Woods' woodchuck
could and would chuck wood? If Chuck Woods'
woodchuck could and would chuck wood, how
much wood could and would Chuck Woods'
woodchuck chuck? Chuck Woods' woodchuck
would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
and chuck as much wood as any woodchuck
would, if a woodchuck could and would chuck
wood.

Characteristics of Vowel Sounds
Sonorant.
Can stand alone.
It carries pitch and loudness.
Longer or shorter in duration.
Tongue as the chief articulator because of its
mouth position in the mouth and versatility
adaptability to speed and motion.
The Speech Organ
Vowel articulation acc. To features:
II. TONGUE POSITION
a. high front vowel
b. low front vowel
c. mid vowel
d. high front back
e. low front back
II. ROUNDING OF THE LIPS
a. Rounded
b. Unrounded
III. TENSENESS AND LAXNESS

The Vowel Triangle Table
Lip Rounding
Vowels also differ as to whether the lips are rounded or
spread .
ROUNDED LIPS
-The back vowels [] [u] [] and [o]
(backers)

UNROUND LIPS
- The front vowel [] [] [], [] [] [] [i] or [i]
(fronters)

Tense and Lax Vowel
Tense Vowels
- these are vowels sounds that are produced with a
certain degree of effort and exertion.
- [i],[e],[] and [u]

Lax Vowels
- these are vowels that are pronounced with
relative ease and relaxation.
- [I], [] ,[a], []
Vocalizing Vowel Sounds
THE VOWEL SOUNDS
[x] represents a long vowel sound
[] and a Drills
[]- is a low front , unround, tense and long vowel sound
[] -initial- ask, aunt, ash, Alice, aloe, avid, acne,
anguish, anklet, amber, alpha, Afro
-medial-cat, bad, sad, , land, hand, Math, bath,
salary, cab, thank, band
Phrases:
valid answer
Ham sandwich and salmon salad
action and adventure
Catherine and Amanda



Sentences
1. Tangerines and tamarinds have sharp and acid
taste.
2. Ann had ham sandwich and salmon salad for
brunch.
3. Algebra is a challenging subject.
4. The scandal was in the tabloid.
5.The ship captain in the cabin.
[a] sound- is a low central, unround, lax and long sound.
[a]Drills
Initial- art, arch, entourage, argue, armor, olive,
octane, oblong, archery, arcade, article
Medial-car, hot,, crave, card, flock, patio, parka, sorry,
star, karma, compound, colony, wand, wander,
Final- spa, sonata, bourgeois, baccarat, schwa, patois
PHRASES:

-Cottage in the farm - partisan politics
-Bouffant hairdo - oligarchs in congress
-A hot pot soup - fond of olives
-Cottage cheese and pasta

[a] Sentences
1. Johns new car was stopped by the cop.
2. Obsolete machinery wont give optimum
performance.
3. The ombudsman cleared the oligarch from the
several charges.
4. Arent you joining us at the arcade for some
shopping?
5. In his solace, the president wrote a very touching
memoire.
[] and a Drills
[] and a

[] and a


hat-hot
spat- spot
sad- sod
shack- shock
add- odd
black-block


hack- hock
Lack-lock
smack-smock
cap-cop
map- mop
pat-pot
sack- sock
[e] and [i] Drills
[e]sounds
/e/

Linguists call the vowel sound
/e/ a close-mid front vowel. It
is pronounced in the middle
to upper front part of the
mouth. Play the sound
recording* below to get a
better idea of its
pronunciation.

[e] and [i] Drills
Short e Words
Ben, bed, beg, bet, den, fed, gem, get, gel, hen,
hem, jet, Ken, keg, led, leg, let, men, met, net, pen, peg,
pet, red, set, ten, Ted, vet, yet, wed, wet
Short i Words
bin, bid, big, bit, dim, did, dig, dip, fin, fig, fit, gin,
gig, him, his, hid, hit, hip, jib, Jim, jig, jip, kin, Kim, kid,
kit, lid, lit, lip, nip, pin, pig, pit, rim, rid, rig, rip, sin, sit,
sip, tin, tip, win, wit, zip, zit

Assignment:
Create a poem using the vowels [],a, e
and i . Place it in a one whole sheet of
paper.

Thank you!