Guided pronunciation curriculum
Sound Lab path
Follow the recommended order or choose any Sound Lab yourself. Every lab stays open. Each one moves from seeing the articulation to using the sound in connected speech.
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/θ/ vs /s/
Step 1 of 15. Initial /θ/ versus /s/ control
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Section 1
Build clear consonant control
Start with visible place, voicing and manner contrasts that are easy to feel and repeat.
- 1Start Sound Lab →Up next
/θ/ vs /s/
Initial /θ/ versus /s/ control
- 2Start Sound Lab →Later
Voiced TH /ð/
Initial voiced TH /ð/ control with /d/ awareness
- 3Start Sound Lab →Later
/s/ vs /z/
Initial /s/ versus /z/ voicing control
- 4Start Sound Lab →Later
/k/ vs /ɡ/
Initial /k/ versus /ɡ/ voicing control
- 5Start Sound Lab →Later
/ʃ/ vs /tʃ/
Canonical initial /ʃ/ versus /tʃ/ control
Section 2
Shape the vowel space
Build stable vowel targets before moving into wider vowel movement and contrast.
- 6Start Sound Lab →Later
KIT /ɪ/ vs FLEECE /iː/
KIT /ɪ/ versus FLEECE /iː/ vowel control
- 7Start Sound Lab →Later
DRESS /ɛ/ vs TRAP /æ/
DRESS /ɛ/ versus TRAP /æ/ vowel control
- 8Start Sound Lab →Later
FOOT /ʊ/
FOOT /ʊ/ vowel control
- 9Start Sound Lab →Builds on FOOT /ʊ/ · recommended, not requiredLater
FOOT /ʊ/ vs GOOSE /uː/
FOOT /ʊ/ versus GOOSE /uː/ vowel control
- 10Start Sound Lab →Later
PRICE /aɪ/ vs FLEECE /iː/
PRICE /aɪ/ versus FLEECE /iː/ vowel control
Section 3
Move tongue position and airflow
Control contrasts where tongue shape, place of closure or airflow channel carries the distinction.
- 11Start Sound Lab →Later
/ɹ/ vs /l/
Canonical initial /ɹ/ versus /l/ control
- 12Start Sound Lab →Later
/v/ vs /w/
Canonical initial /v/ versus /w/ control
- 13Start Sound Lab →Later
/n/ vs /ŋ/
Canonical final /n/ versus /ŋ/ control
- 14Start Sound Lab →Builds on /n/ vs /ŋ/ · recommended, not requiredLater
/k/ vs /ŋ/
Final /k/ versus /ŋ/ control
Section 4
Connected-speech control
Apply sound control to context-dependent reduction rather than treating every word as isolated citation speech.
- 15Start Sound Lab →Later
Schwa /ə/ in weak forms
Contextual schwa /ə/ weak-form control