Things to know:
- The /j/ sound is typically developed by 5-7.5 years old
- It is made by smiling wide and vibrating the vocal folds
- The phonetic symbol may look like a "J" but it's not the "J" sound (it can be confusing!)
- smile wide in front of a mirror
- you can begin in the same mouth position as "ee"
/j/ initial
use
used yard yarn yawn yawned yes yell yet yelled you you’d you’ll your yours young youth yummy yolk year yam |
/j/ medial
kayak
lawyer loyal New Year New York reuse reused royal yo-yo |