What’s the name of this letter? What sound does it make? What’s the name of this letter?
What sound does it make? Let’s find out. What’s up guys? My name is Shane and this
is part 3 of the pronunciation practice series. If you haven’t seen part 2, you can check
it out right here. If you remember from the last video, we have 26 letters in the alphabet.
5 vowels and 21 consonants. Today we are talking about the last 10 consonants in the English
alphabet and make sure you watch until the end of the video because there will be a quiz
to test your understanding. Okay, let’s get started. The first thing we need to do
today is to look at the names of each letter. So I will say the names of the letters and
you repeat after me. P. P. Q. Q. The q sound, it’s sort of like a k and a y together.
Q. Q. R. R. S. S. T. T. V. V. W. W. X. X. Y. Y. Z. Z. or you can say zee. Zed and zee
are both correct. Now, let's look at what sounds these letters make. I will say the
name of the letter the sound the letter makes and then an example. And you can say the sound
and the example after me. This letter is called P. The sound it makes is p, p. An example
word is pig. Pig. This letter is called Q. The sound it makes is qw, qw. It's sort of
like a k and a w together. And an example word is: queen. Queen. This letter is called
R. The sound it makes is rrr, rrr. When you make this sound, you need to put your lips
like this. They should be round. And your tongue should be like this. An example word
is rabbit. Rabbit. This letter is called S. The sound it makes is sss. Sss. An example
is seal. Seal. This letter is called T. The sound it makes is t, t. An example word is:
tiger. Tiger. This letter is called V. The sound it makes is vvv, vvv. When you make
this sound, make sure your teeth are sort of biting on your lower lip. Like this. And
your throat should be vibrating. An example word is: violin. Violin. This letter is W.
The sound it makes is w, w. An example word is: watch. Watch. This letter is called X.
It normally has 2 sounds. The first sound is zzz, zzz. An example word is: xylophone.
Xylophone. And the second sound is x, x. And an example word is x-ray. X-ray. This letter
is called Y. The sound it makes is y, y. And an example word is yellow. Yellow. This letter
is called Z or Zee. The sound it makes is zzz, zzz. Your throat must vibrate. And an
example word is: zebra. Zebra. Okay now know the last 10 consonants of the English alphabet
so let’s have a little quiz to check your understanding. I will show you a letter and
I want you to tell me the name of the letter, and what sound the letter makes. The first
letter. The name is P. The sound it makes is p. The second letter. The name of the letter
is Q. The sound it makes is kw. Kw. The third letter. The name of the letter is Z or Zee.
And the sound it makes is zzz. Zzz. The fourth letter. The name of the letter is X. The sound
it makes is either zzz or x. zzz or x. The next letter is. The name of the letter is
s. the sound it makes is ss. Ss. The next letter is. The name of the letter is t. and
the sound it makes is t. t. and the next letter is. The name of the letter is y. and the sound
it makes is y. y. and the last letter is. The name of the letter is r. r. and the sound
it makes is rrr, rrr. Remember, with your r, your lips should be like this, in a circle
and your tongue should be like this. Rr. Rr. Your tongue should not touch the top of your
mouth. No no no no. rr. Rr. Okay and that is the end of the lesson today. Make sure
you practice these consonant sounds many many times so you don’t forget them. And if you
haven’t seen part 2 of this pronunciation series, you can watch it right here. And make
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posts and lessons and I will see you in the next video. Your tongue should not touch the
top of your, top. This letter is called x. the. Now, let’s look at what sounds these
letters make. The sound it makes is p. p. an example word is. The next letter is.