Handshape 4 represents the consonant phonemes /bbbbbbbbb, nnnnnnnnn, ʍhwhwʍhwhwʍhwhw/. 

Mnemonic Phrases

• whales bite nails
• by when
• white bone

Practice

Handshape 4 and Vowels

baby, bay, banana, be, bee, been, bin, boy, by, bye, knew, known, no, now, noun, when, why

Handshape 4 and Other Consonant Handshapes

ball, baked, bakes, barn, bass, big, black, blood, boats, brain, bread, break, bull, bunk, coin, fine, green, hand, knees, knobs, line, mind, niece, nose, notch, once, strained, turn

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15,000+ Words that Use Handshape 4 - created by the Word List Generator

See Also

• wh- words
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• Handshape 3
• Handshape 5
• Handshape 6
• Handshape 7
• Handshape 8