SIMPLE MINI LESSON = JUST DO VOWELS FIRST = 80% solution already
Super Rapid Quick Start-Mini Lesson: Fix all the biggest problems in a few minutes
CRESS: Just a few vowel changes alone fixes 80% of problems
Steps:
- Learn the 5 basic CRESS vowels based on tongue position
- Add 5 more by raising the tongue a bit
- Add only 3 gliding combinations not many dozens of digraphs
You automatically learn tongue position from CRESS
Say the alphabet vowels…
Basic Vowels In CRESS use Tongue position order: Front to Back, High to Low Order
- i as in pit (front, high)
- e as in pet (front mid-low)
- a as in father (central low)
- u as in put (back high)
- o as in port (back mid-low, ignore the r)
Tongue position is from left side of face (SEE DIAGRAM TODO)
Three OBVIOUS arrows show tongue ADJUSTMENTS in CRESS:
- ^ means raise the tongue
- < means front the tongue
- > means back the tongue
Raised Vowels
Tongue position order: Front to Back High to Low Order
- i as in bit, but raised in beet bi^t (front, high)
- e as in bet, but raised in bait be^t (front mid-low)
- a as in father, but raised in bud ba^d (central mid)
- u as put, but raised in boot bu^t (back high)
- o as in po(rt)), but raised in boat bo^t (back mid-low)
Digraphs (two letters for one sound) are never used EXCEPT
- When there are really TWO SPOKEN VOWELS: bye ai, bow au, boy oi
TODO Add practice