In phonetics, are the consonants produced by bringing one articulator (the tongue or lips) in the vocal tract close to another without actually touching it causing audible little air friction, as in English /r/, /w/, /j/ and /l/
Phonics awareness practice
For r sound /r/, back of the tongue blade is curved high enough two make the sides of the tongue touch the back side teeth
For y sound /j/, tongue blade is pressed to the back of the tooth ridge
For w sound /w/, lips rounded into a small circle and back of tongue lifted
For l sound /l/, tip of tongue pressed against mid-tooth ridge and air allowed free flow
Words pronunciation practice
/r/: river, ring, ride, road, roses,
/j/: yellow, yesterday, yard, usual, tune
/w/: walk, wine, world, wall
/l/ & /ɫ/: law, low, lots, long, little, cold, leap, pill, chill, belt, melt
Recitation practice
Go for a long road ride
Follow usual travel rules
Park your car in the yard
With yellow roses near the pool
Drink no wine on your ride
Even if its cold and chilly
Ring not the tune of cheers
Where road is plain of hilly
Note: The /w/ and /y/ are called semi-vowels because, although the vocal tract is relatively unrestricted during the formation of both of these sounds, they are not syllabic
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