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
Pronounce the plural of the following word:
language
Languages (es is pronounced "iz"; 3 syllables)
How would you reduce the following sentence: I am going to put them over here.
I'm gonna pudim over here.
Colonel
[ˈkɜrnəl]
ker-nel
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)
Read the following sentence:
She always smiles when she sends kisses in her messages to her family.
smiles - one syllable; "es" is pronounced "s"
kisses - two syllables; "es" is pronounced "iz"
messages - three syllables; "es" is pronounced "iz"
How would you reduce the following: What do you want to do tonight?
Whaddaya wanna do tonight?
Epitome
[ɪˈpɪtəmi]
epi-toh-mee
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)
Free points!
Free points!
Read the following statement with reductions:
Tell her to cook them in the kitchen.
Teller to cookem in the kitchen.
Draught
dræft
draft
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.
INsult (noun), inSULted(Verb)
Say three words that use the three different sounds of "ed"
"id" sound examples: waited, painted, decided, pointed
"t" sound examples: kicked, kissed, placed, tripped
"d" sound examples: moved, cleaned, smiled, begged
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.
Sixth
[sɪksθ]
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
examples: kicked, kissed, placed, tripped
examples: moved, cleaned, smiled, begged
examples: waited, painted, decided, pointed
Which group makes the "T" "D" "ID" sounds
"t" sound examples: kicked, kissed, placed, tripped
"d" sound examples: moved, cleaned, smiled, begged
"id" sound examples: waited, painted, decided, pointed
Say this sentence using reductions:
What do you want?
Whatcha want?
or
Whaddaya want?
Worcestershire sauce
[ˈwʊstəʃər sɔs]
Woo-ster-sher