TR souding like CHR, DR like JR, and STR like SDR: American English Pronunciation

TR souding like CHR, DR like JR, and STR like SDR: American English Pronunciation

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English

9th - 10th Grade

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The video tutorial explores how native English speakers often blend consonant sounds, making TR sound like CHR and DR sound like JR. It explains the mouth and tongue positions for these sounds and how early lip rounding can affect pronunciation. The tutorial also addresses the STR consonant cluster, where T may sound like D due to voicing. These phenomena occur naturally in fast speech, though they are not intentional by native speakers.

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3 mins • 1 pt

Describe the mouth position when making the T or D sound followed by the R sound.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What is the significance of the vocal cords in differentiating between the T and D sounds?

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How does the speed of speech affect the pronunciation of consonant clusters?

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