Ending Sounds
Speak these 3 words:
Late gate wait
/l/ /ei/ /t/ - late
/g/ /ei/ /t/ - gate
/w/ /ei/ /t/ - wait
Speak these two words clearly:
- vet
- wet
v - top teeth touch bottom lip, lips flat
/v/ /e/ /t/
w - mouth in small circle, lips flared (not flat)
/w/ /e/ /t/
Shoot {round mouth}
long 'oo' /uw/ sounds /shuwt/
pronounce this nonsense word:
ithi
/I/ /th/ /I/
What does "call it a day" mean?
"It's 5 o'clock - let's call it a day!"
To finish, to end something
Speak these 3 words:
Cam cap cat
/k/ /ae/ /m/ - cam
/k/ /ae/ /p/ - cap
/k/ /ae/ /t/ - cat
Listen! Do you hear two different words, or the same word twice?
2 different words
Same word twice
same word twice (vine vine)
Foot {relaxed mouth}
lazy 'oo' sounds /fuht/
pronounce this nonsense word:
atha
/ae/ /th/ /ae/
What does "crystal clear" mean?
"The instructions were crystal clear."
Easy to understand
True or False?
In English, we don't have to pronounce the last consonant in most words.
FALSE!
We almost always must pronounce the last consonant in words.
Speak these two words clearly:
- vest
- west
v - top teeth touch bottom lip; lips are flat.
/v/ /e/ /s/ /t/
w - mouth is small and round, lips are not flat.
/w/ /e/ /s/ /t/
Took {relaxed mouth}
lazy 'oo', sounds /tuhk/
pronounce this nonsense word:
uthu
/^/ /th/ /^/
What does "what's up?" mean?
What are you doing right now; or, what's the problem?
It does NOT mean 'how are you'
Speak only the ending sound. Do not speak the whole word.
"Microsoft"
/ft/
this is a consonant cluster (2 consonants spoken together)
Speak these two words clearly:
- vow
- wow
v - top teeth touch bottom lip; lips are flat
/v/ /ou/
w - lips are small and round, lips are not flat
/w/ /ou/
Fool {round mouth}
long 'oo' /uw/ sounds /fuwl/
pronounce this nonsense word:
oothoon
/uw/ /th/ /uw/ /n/
What does "under the weather" mean?
To feel ill or unwell
Speak these 2 words:
*warning: the vowel sound is not the same in both*
- bath
- bathe
/b/ /ae/ /th/(voiceless) - bath
/b/ /ei/ /th/(voiced) - bathe
Listen! Type in the chat the two words you hear.
vent went
Wool {relaxed mouth}
lazy 'oo' sounds /wuhl/
pronounce this nonsense word:
athika
/ae/ /th/ /I/ /k/ /ae/
What does "cool as a cucumber" mean?
To remain calm, especially in stressful situations