Vowel
How many vowel sounds are there in English Phonetics?
20
How many consonant sounds are there in English?
24 consonant sounds
How many syllables does the word "international" have?
Five: in-ter-na-tion-al
Pronounce with accuracy as quick as possible: "Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward."
"Six slippery snails slid slowly seaward."
How many vowel letters are there in English?
6 (a, e, i, o, y, u)
Which organs of speech are active in producing consonants?
Tongue, lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, palate, vocal cords
Where is the stress in the word "Computer"?
Second syllable /com-PU-ter/
What is Phonetics?
Science is about sounds.
Identify the vowel sound in the word "Ship" vs "Sheep"
Short /ɪ/ vs Long /iː/.
Name the English nasal consonants
/m, n, ŋ/
Which syllable is stressed in words ending in -tion, like "Communication"?
The syllable right before the suffix
What is the difference between speech sounds and letters?
Letters - symbols; speech sounds- actual sounds produced.
Which of these words contains a diphthong: Cat, Boat, Dog?
Boat /əʊ/)
Point out the silent letters in the word "Knight"
K and GH
Which syllable is stressed in compound nouns: greenhouse, toothpaste, bedroom?
First syllable of the first word in compound nouns: GREENhouse, TOOTHpaste, BEDroom
Which word has a schwa /ə/ sound? banana, cat, dog, sleep
banana → /bəˈnænə/ has schwa /ə/
Find the "odd one out" in this list: Look, Book, Boot, Foot.
Boot /uː/, others are /ʊ/).
Pronounce these three words correctly: "Comb", "Bomb", "Tomb"
The "b" is silent in all.
Is the English stress fixed or flexible?
It's fixed one.
Pronounce with accuracy as quick as possible: "A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule."
"A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule.