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Cued Speech Vowels: Mouth, Chin & Throat

Distinguish mouth, chin, and throat vowel groups.

LESSON 7 OF 12

Your objective

Distinguish mouth, chin, and throat vowel groups.

Understand the idea

At the mouth, the chart groups /ee/ as in “eat” and /ur/ as in “her”. At the chin: /aw/ in “awe”, /e/ in “ebb”, and /ue/ in “new”. At the throat: /a/ in “at”, /i/ in “it”, and /oo/ in “book”.

Mouth
Mouth
Chin
Chin
Throat
Throat
Mouth · Chin · Throat

The example words clarify the phonemic spelling.

A connection to remember

The mouth placement groups /ee/ and /ur/.

Check the connection

Where does /ee/ as in “eat” belong?

Show the answer

Mouth

The mouth placement groups /ee/ and /ur/.

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