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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'sh' sound by rounding your lips and letting air flow out (like 'shoe').
Move to the 'ʌ' sound by relaxing your mouth, keeping it open and central.
End with the 't' sound by briefly stopping air with your tongue at the roof of your mouth and releasing.
mispronouncing 'ʌ' as 'u'
adding an extra syllable, like 'shu-tuh'
making 't' sound too soft or like 'd'
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
Yes, make it strong and clear.
Practice stopping after 't' with no sound.
'Shut' has 'ʌ', not 'ɑ' like in 'shot'.
When something is closed.
/ˈʃʌtər/
Cover for a window
/ˈʃʌtˌɪn/
Person confined indoors
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
Closing something
- 'shut' is a single syllable, 'shutter' has two.
- 'shut' is simple, 'shut-in' has two joined parts.
- 'shut' stops at 't', 'shutting' continues with 'ɪŋ'.
Compare 'shut' with 'shot' or 'chat' to clarify differences.
Feel your tongue and lip positions for each sound.
