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Hello.
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I'm John Russell.
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It's time to look at the vowel sound that is important.
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If you want to talk about yourself the i vowel sound the I vowel sound is also one of the subject pronouns in English.
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I the i vowel sound is a vowel sound followed by a semi vowel.
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In this case Ah yeah sound.
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The I vowel sound is a dip thong.
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This term suggests that your tongue has to move quite far in your mouth.
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Your tongue should be relaxed flat and in a low central position in your mouth, then the tongue needs to move to Ah, high front position.
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Your lips should be open and relaxed but not rounded.
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They need to close up a bit when moving to the final position.
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I i the i vowel sound has a few common spelling patterns that you should know about.
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The first is the letter.
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Why at the end or middle of a word, as in why Why Sky Sky style.
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The letter I is another common spelling, as in nice kind and there is the I g H spelling as in night light, right?
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That's all for today.