The aw sound ( aw sound) requires closing the jaw again, which forces the back of the tongue upward, but only slightly. To compare all three sounds, the short a ( short a) is the most forward, with the front of the tongue low, the short o ( short o) has the jaw quite open and the tongue back and in the lowest position in the middle of the mouth. The lips are made into an oval shape, and may push outward. To review, to create the aw sound, the back of the tongue rounds slightly upward. The jaw closes about halfway from the short o position, and the back of the tongue rounds slightly upward. The transition into the aw sound from the short o sound is kind of complex.

Remember, for the short o sound, the jaw opens and the body of the tongue moves back and drops low into the bottom teeth. The lips are more rounded than for the short a sound, but still relaxed. To transition into the short o sound ( short o), the jaw opens and the body of the tongue moves back and drops low into the bottom teeth. So, for the short a sound, the body of the tongue is pressed forward and the front of tongue is low. The body of the tongue is pressed forward and the front of tongue is low and pressed lightly into the bottom front teeth.

The short a sound ( short a) is pronounced with a slightly lowered jaw. They are different in the shape of the tongue, the amount the jaw is open or closed, and the position of the lips. I already said they are all produced with the tongue low in the mouth. Let's explore how these sounds are the same, and how they are different. The vowel sounds in those words were short a, short o, and the aw sound ( short a, short o, and aw sound) Examples of words with these three sounds are cat, cot, caught. Today I'm going to give you a series of vowels that are produced with the tongue low in the mouth, the short a, short o, and aw sound, which are pronounced ( short a, short o, and aw sound). Examples of words with those four sounds are beat, bit, bet, but. Those vowels were the long e, short i, short e, and short u, ( long e, short i, short e, and short u). In the last episode we studied vowels from high to relaxed in the middle of the mouth. I'm staying on the topic of vowel comparison today. My name is Mandy, and this is our 78th episode. Hi everyone, and welcome back to Seattle Learning Academy's American English Pronunciation Podcast.

What is a short a sound