1. Glides
[ʍ, w], [r], [j]

2. [ʍ, w] Sample [ʍ]: The wheel of the whetstone whirred.
Sample [w]: Wanda dropped one of the watches in the liquid.
Spellings [ʍ]: Spellings[w]:
wh as in where w as in wet
w after [t] in twelve o as in one
u after [k] in quit u as in liquid

3. Contrast [ʍ] and [w]
[ʍ] [w] where wear whale wail whine wine whirred word whey way

4. Practice words [w]
BEGINNING BEGINNING MIDDLE MIDDLE wake wash awake quack window walk reward quiz woods with everyone backward wide woods quiet seaweed welcome weak highway dwindle

5. Practice sentences
We awoke while the wives of the highway workers wondered whether the weather could worsen.
The weird tightrope walker was worried about when and where he was to work.
“Which witch is the one working weirdly in Ipswich on Wednesdays?” queried the quack.

6. [r] Sample: The red ferry went in the wrong direction. Spellings:
r as in red rr as in ferry
rh as in rhythm wr as in wrong

7. Contrast [r] and [l]
[r] [l] reef leaf raw law right light fry fly pray play

8. Contrast [v] and [r]
[v] [r] vice rice van ran heaven heron divide deride cleaver clearer

9. Practice words
BEGINNING MIDDLE END red direct chair room borrow tour round very there rain arrow war wrote hurry near

10. [pr], [br], [gr], [kr]
[pr] [br] [gr] [kr] preach bridge grinder crash oppress bride congress secret april abrupt telegraph concrete improve celebrate gracious crumb prepare breeze groggy crude

11. [fr], [tr], [dr]
[fr] [tr] [dr] front tribe drum afraid trend drive defraud mattress hundred freeze attractive address affront trash dream

12. Practice sentences He hurried to borrow the carfare.
The rain poured down at a rate of one inches per hour.
She rang the bells without very much care.
He was firm believer in law and order.

13. [j] Sample: Yes. In my opinion that view is familiar. Spellings:
y as in yes io as in opinion
ie as in view u as in use
e as in few ia as in familiar
j as in hallelujah

14. pronunciation and omission
Even native American Standard English speakers confuse when to use [j] when represented by any letter other than y. The general rule is that [j] is used after consonant sounds such as [k, b, f, v, h, p]:
For example: cu as in cupid
eau as in beauty
ew as in few
ie as in view
pu as in putrid

15. Contrast [j] and [dʒ ]
[j] [dʒ ] yet jet yoke joke year jeer use juice yam jam

16. Practice words
BEGINNING BEGINNING MIDDLE MIDDLE Year yes figure royalty Unit yellow usual senior Universe yield beyond employer Yard yogurt million reduce Youth university popular cute

17. Practice sentences They sold millions of lemon yellow units.
High-yield onion seeds are grown in Utah.
Yes, you can use the yacht tonight.
I tried to communicate with the cute senior.
Bakers use egg yolks by the yard.