Let's continue our exploration of consonant sounds.

In a previous video, I described the places where air is blocked in order to form the continent sounds of American English.

Let's explore one of those places.

Today.

The Lips Continent sounds can involve both lips or the lower lip and upper teeth.

Let's talk about sounds involving both lips for sounds pop, but Ma are examples of sounds that require you to use both of your lips to block air.

Consider these common American names, as in Paul.

But as in Bob Ma as in Matt.

Now let's talk about continent sounds that involve the bottom lip and the upper teeth.

Common sounds that require you to block air with the lip and teeth are the and sounds.

Mm thes sounds may be difficult for you, but they are well worth practicing.

They are quite common.

Think about common words such as far and very far.

Very.

You may have noticed something curious about the continent sounds that I discussed today.

The English letters are the same as the phonetic spelling.

If you have watched the videos on vowel sounds, you know that vowel sounds have many difficult spelling patterns.

So, at least with respect to spelling continent sounds are not too bad.

That's all for today.

Keep up the good work.