Articulation Exercises
Articulation Exercises
JAW
1 – Locate your jaw muscles with your hands, then press them with your knuckles to release them. Relax
your jaw and breathe through your mouth.
2 – With both hands, slightly pull your jaw down – you don’t need a big movement for this.
2a – Add sound
SOFT PALATE
1 – Yawn
2 – Put your finger on your tongue to guarantee it doesn’t move. Add sound as you move your jaw up
and down. You sound like a baby.
1 – Put the tip of your tongue behind your lower teeth and push the back of the tongue out of your
mouth. Repeat for 60 seconds.
1 – Hold your finger in front of your mouth and push the tongue forward
2 – Put your finger under the lower lip and the tongue right above it. Pull the finger upwards while
holding the tip of the tongue down.
3 – Snap the tip of your tongue behind the upper teeth – you can use a toothpick for this one.
LIPS
1 – Bring both lips into your mouth and extend them trying to bring the area behind the lips together.
Sound may happen but should not be forced.
2 – Put your hand in front of your mouth, pout the lips forward, relax and blow air into the middle of
your hand
3 – Do the same exercise adding the “dart” sound – going from low to high pitch
PRACTICE FOR PLOSIVE CONSONANTS