Intonation
Do we use rising intonation or falling intonation for yes/no questions?
Example: Is it sunny?
Rising intonation
Thank them
2 /th/ sounds
Speak these two words perfectly:
1- Left 2 - Laughed
1 - short e
2 - long a
What is the difference between /t/ and /d/
/t/ is voiceless and /d/ is voiced
Phonetics is ________.
the study of speech sounds.
Do we use rising intonation or falling intonation with WH-questions?
Example: Where are you from?
Falling intonation
That's them over there
3 /th/ sounds
Speak these two words perfectly:
1 - Dad
2 - Dead
1 - short æ
2 - short e
For this sound, the air is stopped, then released with friction.
affricate
Assimilation is _______.
a phenomenon that occurs when one or more sounds change to become more similar to sounds next to them.
Read the question with correct intonation:
Do you like cake?
Do you like ^cake^
They thank themselves for the work
4 /th/ sounds
Speak these two words perfectly:
1 - Taste
2 - Test
1 - ei
2 - short e
Which of these words (a) contains a sound produced with the air partially stopped and (b) has voicing through the entire word?
1. this
2. shot
3. vain
4. trick
3. vain
Explain the phenomenon of assimilation as it occurs in the word "width"
dentalization of [d] occurs next to the interdental fricative
Read the question with correct intonation:
Where are you from?
Where are you v from v?
This month is the third month of the year
6 /th/ sounds
Speak these two words perfectly:
1 - bed
2 - bead
1 - short e
2 - long i
Give the technical name for this phoneme: /m/
voiced bilabial nasal
What is the name of the part of the throat that can close or open to block or restrict air flow?
glottis
Read the question with correct intonation:
Which do you prefer, pens or pencils?
Which do you v prefer v, ^ pens ^ or v pencils v?
There's three thousand types of weather in this climate, says my mother.
6 /th/ sounds
Speak these two words perfectly:
1 - feet
2 - fit
1 - long i
2 - short i
Pronounce all the English front vowels from most open to most closed.
a, æ, ɛ, e, i
When making the English "r" sound, the _______ should touch touch ______.
he sides of the tongue should touch the inside of the upper teeth.