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51 English pronunciation cards are now available inside the unified app as a static catalog. Practice, scoring, audio playback, and lesson completion will be connected after the shared language shell is stable.

Consonant focus
/θ/ think/ð/ this/ɹ/ red/w/ water/v/ voice/z/ zero
Vowel focus
/iː/ sheep/ɪ/ ship/æ/ cat/ʌ/ cup/uː/ food/ʊ/ good/eɪ/ day/oʊ/ go

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/θ/think/θɪŋk/ · voiceless thPut your tongue lightly between your teeth. Let air pass with no voice.
/θ/three/θriː/ · voiceless thStart with air on the tongue tip, then move smoothly into r.
/θ/thought/θɔːt/ · voiceless thKeep the th airy. Do not turn it into t or s.
/θ/through/θruː/ · voiceless thUse a soft th, then a clean English r.
/θ/thanks/θæŋks/ · voiceless thTouch the tongue to the teeth, release air, then finish the word.
/θ/thin/θɪn/ · voiceless thThis is not sin or tin. Keep the tongue visible for a moment.
/ð/this/ðɪs/ · voiced thUse the same tongue shape as th, but turn your voice on.
/ð/that/ðæt/ · voiced thStart with a buzzing voiced th, not d or z.
/ð/they/ðeɪ/ · voiced thLet the first sound buzz gently between the teeth.
/ð/them/ðem/ · voiced thKeep the first sound voiced and short.
/ð/there/ðer/ · voiced thBegin with voiced th, then move into the r-colored ending.
/ð/though/ðoʊ/ · voiced thDo not add an extra vowel before th. Start directly on the sound.
/ɹ/red/ɹed/ · English rPull the tongue slightly back. Do not roll it.
/ɹ/right/ɹaɪt/ · English rRound the lips a little and keep the r smooth.
/ɹ/really/ˈɹiːəli/ · English rStart with a clean r, then relax into the vowels.
/ɹ/around/əˈɹaʊnd/ · English rThe r begins the strong syllable. Keep it clear but not rolled.
/ɹ/world/wɝːld/ · r-colored vowelHold the r-colored middle. Avoid adding an extra vowel after r.
/ɹ/work/wɝːk/ · r-colored vowelKeep the middle sound tight and colored by r.
//sheep/ʃiːp/ · long eeSmile slightly and hold the long ee sound steady.
//green/ɡriːn/ · long eeMake the vowel long and bright.
//see/siː/ · long eeKeep the vowel long. Do not shorten it to sit.
//feel/fiːl/ · long eeHold ee, then finish with a light l.
/ɪ/ship/ʃɪp/ · short iRelax the vowel. It is shorter and lower than sheep.
/ɪ/sit/sɪt/ · short iKeep it quick and relaxed, not a long ee.

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1. final t d2. final k g3. plural s4. cluster s initial5. th voiceless6. th voiced7. v8. w9. r10. l11. short i12. long ee