dental: t, d
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to – do
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toe – doe
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glottal stop
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metal
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petal
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little
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brittle
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kettle
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r
r is made with the lips.
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red
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run
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river
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rotten
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ran
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raw
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tree
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drunk
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free
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throw
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pray
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cream
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r is not pronounced at end of word.
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far
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store
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care
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star
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or before another consonant.
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heart
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born
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storm
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dark
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earn
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Ex: Her sister can’t stay on the farm unless she closes the barn door after dark.
th
th sound is made with the tip of the tongue on the back of the upper front teeth.
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the
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think
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father
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thin
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feather
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bath
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h
h is sometimes dropped before an U: and the glide is substituted.
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human
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humanity
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humor
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humanist
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huge
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hue
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humane
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humanism
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N
The g is pronounced.
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hanger
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bring
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bang
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wringer
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singer
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thinking
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going
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sing it
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Long Island
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going east
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wrong exit
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going East to Long Island
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w
Never use the wh sound
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where – were
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dg
dg always voicesless.
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judge
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badge
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cage
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