Lesson 23 of English Jade teaches you the pronunciation of the yod sound /j/ in English. The yod sound is in many words beginning with the letter ‘y’ such as ‘yes’, ‘yellow’ and ‘yesterday’. In this lesson you will practice the yod in example words and phrases. Note: This speaking skills training to practice /j/ is for high-level professionals. Follow this training to improve your pronunciation, accent and clear speech.
Click the audio player link at the bottom of the post to listen to this podcast lesson on how to pronounce the schwa in noun suffixes. Here are a few example words taken from the lesson:
young
yellow
lawyer
opinion
yoghurt
beyond
vineyard
million
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