1. Laterals and affricates
[l], [tʃ], [dʒ ]

2. [l] Sample: Laura left the yellow pillow in the hall. Spellings:
l as in left ll as in pillow
ln as in kiln

3. Production: ‘Clear’ vs. ‘Dark’
Production: Place the tip of your tongue against your upper gun ridge. Open your mouth wide enough to slip the tip of your finger between your teeth. Keep the sides of the tongue down. Produce voice. Don’t let any air through your nose.
The production above is the ‘Clear’ [l] sound
The [l] sound has two pronunciations: ‘clear’ and ‘dark.’ Here are the rules:
Clear – This occurs when the [l] spelling is at the beginning of a word or immediately after a beginning consonant. Example: let

4. Production: ‘Clear’ vs. ‘Dark’
The ‘dark’ production of the [l] sound occurs when the back of the tongue is raised and creates a slightly muffled sound. This is done when the [l] spelling is at the end of a word. Example: ball. You should feel bot the tip of your tongue on your gum ridge but a slight raising of the back of your tongue at the end.

5. Contrast ‘clear’ and ‘dark’
‘Clear’ ‘Dark’ let tell late tail lean kneel led dell light tile

6. Contrast [r] and [l]
[r] [l] reed lead rise lies fry fly graze glaze brew blue

7. Practice words
Beginning Middle End let eleven mill lawn alike fell lunch balloon feel link garlic dimple leaves filling apple

8. [tl], [dl], [nl]
[tl] [dl] [nl] petal pedal channel bottle paddle panel little muddle funnel settle middle kennel rattle candle arsenal

9. Practice sentences I heard the shrill call of the owl.
The plank started to curl in the moist climate.
Fields of clover and alfalfa dotted the landscape.
He scheduled the hearing for his helpless client.

10. [tʃ], [dʒ ] Sample [tʃ]: The kitchen chair had a natural wood.
Sample [dʒ]: The judge sat the on the edge of his seat as heard the soldier accuse the gypsy.
Spellings [tʃ]: Spellings [dʒ]:
ch as in chair j as in judge du as in gradual
tch as in kitchen g as in gypsy di as in cordial
tu as un natural dg as in edge ge as in George
ti as in question dj as in adjective
c as in cello d as in soldier
te as righteous gg as in exaggerate

11. production
[tʃ] and [dʒ ] are cognate sounds. [tʃ] is voiceless and [dʒ ] is voiced. They are affricate sounds because they are produced by blocking off the breath stream between the tongue and the gum ridge. The yare essentially a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
[tʃ] is the combination of [t] and [ʃ].
[dʒ ] is the combination of [d] and [ʒ].

12. Contrast [tʃ] AND [dʒ ]
[tʃ] [dʒ ] choke joke riches ridges cheap jeep batches badges chin gin

13. Contrast [tʃ] AND [ʃ]
[tʃ] [ʃ] chop chop catch cash watched washed witching wishing chew shoe

14. Practice words [tʃ]
Beginning Middle End Chime teaching beach Chowder coaching inch Children bachelor grouch Chocolate actual ranch Charm fracture porch

15. Contrast [dʒ ] AND [j]
[dʒ ] [j] joke yoke jaw yaw jet yet jewel yule juice use

16. Practice words [dʒ ]
Beginning Middle End Gender digit damage Gem magic badge Join major fudge Jealous fragile collage Jelly dodged bridge

17. Practice sentences He majored in lunch at college.
Charley was known to exaggerate his courage.
Jane lost her gold chains and engagement ring.
I suggested that the children chew more quietly.