P_F_B_V Tongue Twisters are great coordination exercises to improve your English pronunciation.
/B/ and /V/ are tricky for Spanish speakers because their language doesn't use a different sound for /V/. English does.
Make sure to put your lips in the correct place for each Tongue Twister. Your muscles must be strong to clearly articulate the words to be easily understood when you speak English.
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/P/ and /B/ use both lips to create the sound, the only difference is in the air. /P/ is voiceless - Air only
/B/ is voiced - vibration
/F/ and /V/ use the same lip movement, but
/F/ is voiceless - Air only
/V/ is voiced - vibration
Tongue Twisters are the calisthenics of pronunciation practice. REPEAT them 3-5 times a day. Speak each sound with the correct tongue, lip and mouth placement. Start slowly, then build speed.
● Muscle coordination control for articulation.
● Handy concentration habit for correct lip and tongue position
● Improve fluency of movement between the alphabet sounds
● Muscle memory development between your mouth and brain
● Easy muscle warm-up to speak more clearly for presentations
Use the STAIR step intonation.
● Stress content words and correct syllables with a higher pitch & hold a fraction of a second longer
● Quick unstressed function words are linked to the next word
/P/ & /F/: Peter phoned Phil to find four fine photographers.
/B/ & /V/: There's a ban on vans at the curb by the curve.
I'm very bad at volleyball, but very fine at basketball.
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