Consonant Sound Training

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjUupfHcUA4&feature=related

Open Vowels

For open vowels, the tongue is low in the mouth. Moving from /æ/ through to / a /, we also notice the different positions of the tongue; /æ/ is a front vowel, and / a /, is a back vowel.

Mid Vowels

For mid vowels the tongue is neither high nor low in the mouth. Moving from /e/ through to / ɔ:/ is a back vowel.

Close Vowels

For close vowels the tongue is quite high in the mouth. Moving from /i:/ through to /u:/, we also notice the different positions of the tongue; /i:/ is a front vowel, and /u:/ is a back vowel.