Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Oral Deaf Education
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Children With Hearing Loss: Developing Listening and Talking Birth to Six
Elizabeth Cole, Ed.D, CCC-A, Cert. AVT
Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC-A, Cert. AVT
Plural Publishing (www.pluralpublishing.com)
Ling Six Sound Check
B Syllables
Initial: bah, bay,
bee, buy, boh, boo
Medial: ahbah, aybay,
eebee, eyebuy, ohboh, ooboo
Final: ahb, abe,
eeb, ibe, ohb, oob
P Syllables
Initial: pah, pay,
pee, pie, poh, poo
Medial: ahpah, aypay,
eepee, eyepie, ohpoh, oopoo
Final: app, ape,
eep, ipe, ope, oop
T Syllables
Initial: tah, tay,
tee, tie, toe, too
Medial: ahtah, aytay,
eetee, eyetie, ohtoe, ootoo
Final: aht, ate,
eat, ite, oat, oot
D Syllables
Initial: dah, day,
dee, die, doh, doo
Middle: ahdah, ayday,
eedee, eyedie, ohdoh, oodoo
Final: odd, ade,
eed, ide, ode, ood
F Syllables
Initial: fah, fay,
fee, fie, foh, foo
Middle: ahfah, ayfay,
eefee, eyefie, ohfoh, oofoo
Final: off, afe,
eef, ife, oaf, oof
V Syllables
Initial: vah, vay,
vee, vie, voh, voo
Medial: ahvah, ayvay,
eevee, eyevie, ohvoh, oovoo
Final: have, ave,
eev, ive, oav, oov
K Syllables
Initial: kah, kay,
key, kie, koh, koo
Medial: ahkah, aykay,
eekey, eyekie, ohkoh, ookoo
Final: ock, ache,
eek, ike, oak, ook
G Syllables
Initial: gah, gay,
gee, guy, goh, goo
Medial: ahgah, aygay,
eegee, eyeguy, ohgoh, oogoo
Final: ahg, ayg,
eeg, eyeg, ohg, oog
SH Syllables
Initial: shaw, shay,
she, shy, show, shoo
Medial: ahshaw,
ayshay, eeshe, eyeshy, ohshow, ooshoo
Final: osh, aysh,
eesh, eyesh, ohsh, oosh
CH Syllables
Initial: chaw, chay,
chee, chai, cho, choo
Medial: ahchaw,
aychay, eechee, eyechai, ohcho, oochoo
Final: ahch, aych,
eech, eyech, ohch, ooch
Voiceless TH Syllables
Initial: thaw, thay,
thee, thigh, tho, thoo
Medial: ahthaw,
aythay, eethee, eyethigh, ohtho, oothoo
Final: ahth, ayth,
eeth, eyeth, ohth, ooth
Voiced TH Syllables
Initial: thaw, they,
thee, thy, though, thoo
Medial: ahthaw,
aythey, eethee, eyethy, ohthough, oothoo
Final: ahth, ayth,
eeth, ithe, ohth, ooth
J Syllables
Initial: jaw, jay,
jee, jie, joh, joo
Medial: ahjaw, ayjaym
eejee, eyejie, ohjoh, oojoo
Final: ahj, age,
eej, eyej, ohj, ooj
ZH Syllables
Initial: zhaw, zhay,
zhee, zhy, zhoh, zhoo
Medial: ahzhaw,
ayzhaym eezheem eyezhy, ohzhoh, oozhoo
Final: ahzh, ayzh,
eezh, eyezh, ohzh, oozh
N Syllables
Initial: naw, nay,
knee, nye, no, new
Medial: ahnaw, aynay,
eeknee, eyenye, ohno, oonew
Final: on, ayn,
een, ine, own, oon
M Syllables
Initial: mah, may,
mee, my, mow, moo
Medial: ahmah, aymay,
eemee, eyemy, ohmow, oomoo
Final: ahm, aim, eem, I'm, ohm, oom
W Syllables
Initial: wah, way,
weea, why, whoa, woo
Medial: ahwah, ayway,
eewee, eyewhy, ohwhoa, oowoo
Final
Y Syllables
Initial: yaw, yay,
yee, yie, yoh, yoo
Medial: ahyaw, ayyay,
eeyee, eyeyie, ohyoh, ooyoo
Final
H Syllables
Initial: ha, hey,
hee, hi, hoe, who
Medial: ahha, ayhey,
eehee, eyehim ohhoe, oowho
Final
Z Syllables
Initial: zah, zay,
zee, zye, zoh, zoo
Medial: ahzah, ayzay,
eezee, eyezye, ohzoh, oozoo
Final: oz, aze,
eez, ize, ohz, ooze
S Syllables
Initial: saw, say,
see, sigh, so, sue
Medial: ahsaw, aysay,
eesee, eyesigh, ohso, oosue
Final: ahs, ace,
ees, ice, ohs, oos
R Syllables
Initial: rah, ray,
ree, rye, roh, roo
Medial: ahrah, ayray,
eeree, eyerye, ohroh, ooroo
Final: ahr, air,
ear, ire, or, oor
L Syllables
Initial: lah, lay,
lee, lie, low, loo
Medial: ahlah, aylay,
eelee, eyelie, ohlow, ooloo
Final: all, ale, eel, ile, ohl, ool
