Sounds
Pronounce these two words: "live" and "leave"
"liv" and "leave"
Demonstrate and explain how you pronounce these two words:
thirteen
thirty
13 = thirTEEN
30 = THIRdy
What is the linking in this sentence:
He moved another ball down the field.
He move danother ball down the field.
How would you reduce the following sentence: I am going to put them over here.
I'm gonna pudim over here.
Say a one-syllable word with the short "e" sound, and then say a one-syllable word with the long "e" sound
short "e" possible answers: met, get, set, pet, bet, let, net, wet, yet...
long "e" possible answers: meat, seat, Pete, beat, neat, teeth...
Which syllable gets stressed? bibliography
bibliOGraphy (third syllable)
What is the linking in this sentence:
She kissed a frog and he turned into a prince.
She kiss da frog and he turn dinto a prince.
How would you reduce the following: What do you want to do tonight?
Whaddaya wanna do tonight?
Explain the difference in the vowel sounds in these two words, and then explain the rule:
"got" "goat"
"got" has the short vowel sound of o
"goat" has the long vowel sound of o (Many times when two vowels are together, the second vowel has no sound; its job is to tell you to use the long sound of the first vowel.)
Which syllable gets stressed in the following word? What's the rule?
democratic
demoCRAtic (3rd syllable)
Rule: if a word ends in "ic" or "ical," always stress the vowel before (exceptions: pOLitics, ARabic)
What is the linking in the following sentence:
Could you help me?
Couldju help me?
Read the following statement with reductions:
Tell her to cook them in the kitchen.
Teller to cookem in the kitchen.
Give an example of a word where "th" is voiced (has vibration) and an example of a word where "th" is not voiced (doesn't have vibration)
Voiced "th" possible answers: that, those, this, that, these
Not voiced "th" possible answers: three, thin, think, thick, thumb, thanks
Read the following sentence and stress the correct syllable in the capitalized words: "What an INSULT!" said the lady to the man who INSULTED her.
Explain the rule.
INsult (noun), inSULted(Verb)
What is the linking in the following statement:
Why don't you come over to my house?
Why donchu come over to my house?
How would you reduce the pronunciation of the words in the following sentence? She locked her keys in the car.
She lokder keys inda car.
Show/explain what your mouth does to make these sounds:
th
v
l, r
th - push your tongue between your upper and lower front teeth.
v - push your front teeth lightly into your lower lip
l - tongue curls up to touch behind your upper front teeth
r - tongue stays low in your mouth, slightly pulled back at tip; lower lip is tense
What are the 3 things you do to the sound of the vowel in a stressed syllable?
You make the vowel sound (1) longer, (2) louder, and (3) higher
What is the linking in the following statements:
Pass your plate! Eat your vegetables!
Pashyour plate! Eacher vegetables.
Say this sentence using reductions:
What do you want?
Whatcha want?
or
Whaddaya want?