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  • welcome to the minute of speech this confusing word pair is a recommendation

  • from a Spanish speaker from Venezuela son a male child and song something

  • people sing to say these words correctly focus on the short vowel sound

  • uh and oh and the last sounds N and NG to say son started by saying the s sound this is

  • made by placing your tongue close to but not touching the top front teeth while

  • the air moves out of the mouth add the short uh sound by relaxing your lips and

  • tongue end with an n by touching the tip of your tongue to the back of your top front

  • teeth while the air moves through your nose son

  • To say song start by saying the s sound s by placing your tongue close to

  • but not touching the top front teeth while the air moves out of the mouth add

  • the short oh by opening your mouth wide while your tongue

  • rests in the bottom of your mouth end with an ng by touching the tip of your

  • tongue to the back of your bottom front teeth while the air moves through your

  • nose song

  • let's try it son son son song song song son song his son sang a song in the Sun

  • His son sang a song and the sun

  • people will notice the difference

welcome to the minute of speech this confusing word pair is a recommendation

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