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A. Study the pronunciation of short monophthong /ı/.

The vowel /ı/ is pronounced with the bulk of the tongue in the front part of the mouth cavity, but slightly retracted. The front of the tongue is raised in the direction of the hard palate, but not so high as for /ı:/. The lips are spread and neutral. The opening between jaws is narrow [1, 48].

Listen and study the pronunciation of the vowel sound /i/ [5, 30].
B. Study the pronunciation of short monophthong /u/.

The vowel /u/ is pronounced with the bulk of the tongue in the back part of the mouth cavity, but somewhat advanced. The back of the tongue is raised in the direction of the front part of the soft palate, higher than for /ɔ:/. The lips are slightly rounded [1, 52].

Listen and study the pronunciation of the vowel sound /u/ [5, 44].