early earth earnest
ornament ordinary oral airport
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alarm
Arkansas ear
irrational
ooze oops ode omen opium all
always
awesome awkward
odd optical omnipotent ocelot otter Allah
ounce Othello
ouch ousted owl add actor affluent animalistic attack
ask answer after aghast
Alexander aunt advanced
avalanche
eating each evil oink oil
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amiable alien
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ultimate ugly
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individual icky elephant
engineer educated appalled
Say
the sentences with action, but no glottal tension:
1.
I am not amused about Al and Alice!
2.
Oh, it’s all right. Annie ate it all up.
3.
Ida asked if anyone was in still earnest anymore.
4.
It’s an amazing educational achievement.
5.
In our era, an “honest actor” was an absolutely idiotic idea!
6.
Everyone in the army is an individual!
7.
After an hour and a half, Eric finally unwound.
8.
Olivia is so independent!
9.
Oh, I’m afraid I’ve opened it up already.
10. Eating
eggs is easy for Edith.
11. I am
an over-tired, overwhelmed, overlooked, underfed undergraduate actor.
Use
the consonant directly before the vowel (i.e.; link or elide them) or “think an ‘h’” before it in
order to keep from glottalizing.
All right, I admit it. I made a
mistake. Again. It’s even
more awful than earlier. Upsetting is an understatement. Oh...it’s appalling. I’m such an idiot. I apologize.
It’s not possible. I’m absolutely
amazed! Aren’t you going to get angry at me?