All things 'r'
Unstressed and Unimpressed
Crazy Consonants
Disastrous Diphthongs
Our girl Ella Standeth
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The IPA symbol for the intervocalic r in "merry" and "spirit"

[ɾ], the flipped r

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IPA the following: "belief"

[bɪ'lif]

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The th in "father" and "breathe" uses this voiced symbol.

[ð]

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IPA the following: "joy"

[dʒɔɪ]

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Explain the Ella Standeth rule.

When u or ew is sung as [ju] instead of a plain [u]. The name is a memory aid built from the consonants that trigger it. The l and ll in "Ella," and the s, t, n, d, and th in "Standeth." When u or ew follows one of those consonants, you sing [ju].

200

In "heart" and "sword," the r is treated this way:

Silent (r + consonant)

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IPA the following: 'perfection'

[pɜ'fɛkʃən]

200

The wh at the beginning of "what" and "when" uses this symbol.

[ʍ]

200

The r in the word "dear" is replaced with a schwa, creating this diphthong.

[ɪə]

full word: [dɪə]

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IPA the word 'new'

[nju]

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IPA the following: "thread"

[θɾɛd]

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IPA the following: "obey"

[ʔoˈbɛɪ]

300

The ng in "sing" and the n in "drink" use this IPA symbol.

[ŋ]

300

Speak the following: [lɑɪt ðə wɛɪ hoʊm]

Light the way home

300

IPA the word 'blue'

[blu]

surprise!! exception!!

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The r in "star" and "ever" is pronounced this way.

SILENT

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Speak the following: [ʔʌˈgɹi tə fɔˈgɪv ənd bɪˈliv]

'Agree to forgive and believe'
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Final 'ed' is pronounced with these two sounds, depending on the consonant before it.

[d] after a voiced consonant (loved)

And [t] after a voiceless consonant (looked)

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Speak the following: [nɑʊ mɑɪ dʒɔɪ ʔɪz pjʊə 'fɑɪə]

'Now my joy is pure fire'

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Speak the following: [sun ðə ljut sæŋ ə nju tjun]

'Soon the lute sang a new tune'

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Identify how each r is treated in this phrase from Sure on this Shining Night: "I weep for wonder wand'ring far alone"

Silent in "for" and "wonder," retroflex in "wand'ring," and lightly flipped in "far"? [ʔɑɪ wip fɔ ˈwʌndə ˈwɑndɹɪŋ fɑɾ ʌˈloʊn]

500

Provide the IPA for each word: agree, perceive, forgive

[ʌ'gri]

[pɜ'siv]

[fɔ'giv]

500

IPA the following phrase: "choose the ancient path"

[tʃuz ði ˈʔɛɪntʃənt paθ]

500

The spelling 'ure' has two pronunciations. 

Provide the IPA for the ending of "endure" and "leisure."

[ʔɪnˈdjʊə]  

[ˈliʒə]

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IPA the following: "A new tune for the blue moon"

 [ʔə nju tjun fɔ ðə blu mun]

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