Lesson 2
How to say it - /ɜː/ & /ɔː/ sounds
Introduction
/ɜː/ sound
This is the sound of the 'ir' in 'bird' and the 'or' in 'word'.
It is very easy to confuse the shape of the vowel /ɜː/ with the consonant /ʒ/. The differences are:
/ɔː/ sound
This is a long vowel sound. It sounds like the 'or' in 'horse' /hɔːs/, the 'a' in 'ball' /bɔːl/, the 'ou' in 'four' /fɔː/ or the 'au' in 'caught' /kɔːt/.
The shape of /ɔː/ looks like a horse shoe (/hɔːrs ʃuː/).
Video of Mouth
Follow the instructions as they appear in the video.