Final Vowel Addition

The Concept: Some sounds need to be "frozen" at the end.

The Action:

• Say "Dog".

• As soon as the 'G' sound is made, put your hand up in a Stop signal and freeze your mouth.

• Don't let your mouth open again to release the "uh".

The Mirror: Watch the mouth. For "Dog", the back of the tongue goes up. Keep it up! If it drops, the "uh" comes out.

The Trick: It is harder to add "uh" if another word is coming straight away.

The Phrase: Instead of saying "Big", say "Big-apple".

The Connection: The 'G' of Big flows into the 'A' of Apple, stopping the "Big-uh" error.

Once they can do the phrase, remove the second word.