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How to produce A: To produce the vowel sound A (as in cat), place the end of your tongue behind your lower front teeth and then raise the back part of your tongue towards the back of the roof of your mouth, expel your breath while making a slight murmuring sound.

How to produce long A: To produce the vowel sound A (as in father), place the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth while relaxing and flattening your tongue. Open your mouth wide and release your breath with a humming sound.

How to produce A: To produce the vowel sound A (as in late), place the sides of your tongue against your upper teeth, slightly arch the back part of your tongue towards the roof of your mouth and then part and slightly draw back your lips and breathe out making a slight murmur.

How to produce B: B is a voiced sound. You must make a slight sound with your voice when producing it. Press your lips together, then release them while making a slight murmur with your voice.

How to produce hard C: The sound of C can change depending on what letter comes after it. When C is followed by the letters e,i,y it becomes a soft C like in city. However, when the letter C is followed by any other letter it becomes a hard C like in car. Hard C is a whispered sound. Press the back of the tongue against the hard palate, build up the breath, then force the tongue away suddenly and forcefully.

How to produce soft C: When C is followed by the letters e,i and y it becomes a soft C like in city. Soft C is a whispered sound and not a voiced one. Similar to S, curve your tongue and lightly touch the upper ridge of your mouth. With the tip of your tongue lightly touch the ridge behind your lower teeth. There should be a groove along the middle of your tongue, which will create the S sound as you expel your breath.

How to produce D: D is a voiced sound formed by pressing the front of the tongue, not the tip, against the upper palate, then breathing out while making a soft sound.

How to produce E: To produce the vowel sound E (as in bet), place the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth and then slightly arch the middle of your tongue towards the middle of the roof of the mouth and with the sides of the tongue pressed against your upper teeth expel your breath making a murmuring sound.

How to produce E: To produce the vowel sound E (as in Eve), place the tip of your tongue behind your lower front teeth and bunch the front of your tongue toward the front of the roof of the mouth while pressing the sides against your upper teeth. Slightly open your mouth and lips and expel your breath with a slight murmuring sound.

How to produce ER: To produce the vowel sound ER (as in over), the front of your tongue (not the tip) needs to be raised and slightly curled back towards the roof of your mouth, and your mouth needs to be slightly rounded and tensed while you expel your breath in a murmur.