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LEARN CUED SPEECH FOR AMERICAN ENGLISH

Cued Speech Handshapes 6, 7 & 8

Identify the groups for 6, 7, and 8.

LESSON 6 OF 12

Your objective

Identify the groups for 6, 7, and 8.

Understand the idea

Handshape 6 groups /l/, /sh/, and /w/. Handshape 7 groups /g/, /j/, and /th/ as in “thumb”. Handshape 8 groups /ch/, /ng/, and /y/. The /j/ in this chart is the sound in “jeep”.

Handshape 6
Handshape 6
Handshape 7
Handshape 7
Handshape 8
Handshape 8
6 · 7 · 8

Compare /TH/ in “the” (shape 2) with /th/ in “thumb” (shape 7).

A connection to remember

Handshape 8 groups the sounds in “chew”, “young”, and “you”.

Check the connection

Which group includes /ch/, /ng/, and /y/?

Show the answer

Handshape 8

Handshape 8 groups the sounds in “chew”, “young”, and “you”.

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