Tongue Twister
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
NY
New York
It is the way words, phrases, and sentences are pronounced by people living in a particular place and/or belonging to a particular social group
Accent
lip
short i
ONOMOTOPOEIA
aa-nuh-maa-tuh-pee-uh (sound imitation)
Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread
Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread
MT
Montana
It is the music of language
Intonation
reCORD
long o
ANESTHETIST
UH-NES-THUH-TUSHT (medical specialist who administers anesthetics)
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
SD
South Dakota
These are sound units that build up the structure of every word, without proper syllable stress speech would sound dull and monotonous.
Syllables
could
short u
RESTAURATEUR
reh-str-uh-tur (restaurant owner)
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
WV
West Virginia
What are the three components of Intonation?
Inflection, Stress, and Phrasing
through
long u
wu-stuh-shr (brown sauce that is a fermented condiment with a savory, slightly sweet, and tangy flavor)
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better. So, it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my batter better. So, it was better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter.
RI
Rhode Island
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) classifies vowel sounds into what categories?
Monothongs & Diphthongs
said
short e
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
sfig-mow-muh-naa-muh-ni-ter (blood pressure tool)