FORMING S - OTHER SUGGESTIONS

1. Quite often it is possible to form a perfectly satisfactory Z, as in zoo. Practice for S can include comparing the two sounds in words:

seize/cease knees/niece norse/gnaws pass/parse sown/zone sip/zip racer/razor sink/zinc seal/zeal hiss/his fuss/fuzz loose/lose ice/eyes place/plays

2. If the problem is a dental, or a TH substitute, paired words comparing TH with S can be included:

Words to practise S

Sentences to practise S

Several sick sailors asked for some sea salt.

The assassination of the assistant secretary surprised

several people.

The sisters sat snipping with scissors. "Supper is served, Sir," said the servant in a sepulchral

voice.

The horse sustained several severe cuts. Stay on the east side of the street. Set the sack in the centre of the circle. Six times six is thirty six.

The sun is stronger on the south side of the seat. The snake stung swiftly and slid smartly away.

Clear and Dark L

There are two varieties of L commonly used in English. They are known technically as lateral sounds.

To form the clear L

The soft palate is raised to prevent the passage of air down the nose. The teeth are slightly apart. The tip of the tongue rises to contact and hold the gum ridge and the sides of the tongue are lowered, allowing the air to pass laterally over this position. Clear L has as a secondary articulation a raising of the front of the tongue towards the hard palate. It is this secondary articulation which forms the distinguishing quality between the two kinds of L.

Formation of clear L (left) and dark L (right)

To form the dark L

The soft palate is raised to prevent the passage of air through the nose. The teeth are slightly apart. The tip of the tongue rises and contacts the gum ridge and the sides of the tongue are lowered, allowing the air to pass laterally over this position. The back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate (velum) during the formation of the sound, as a secondary articulation.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 870