SPOKEN ENGLISH

by
Sharul Adziah Abd Aziz
Head Department Basic English Course
Penang

Knowledge is gold.
 E - 3 different sounds.
 I - 2 different sounds.

her
me mother
red
we sister
bed
be tent

ice
sit mice
hit
tin
O - 3 different sounds
U - 2 different sounds

home some pilot

bone come hot
cone won

fun Use
sun Tune
run university
Y – a long sound like the ‘i’ – mice.

my
sky
fly
 VOWEL COMBINATIONS.

AI AU
rain
wait taught
sail daughter
fail caught
mail slaughter

EA EA EE

dead read feet

bread seat sheet
read meat meet
great leave
 OA OO OI

goal food noise

road moon soil
load soon poise

OY OU OU

toy house tour

boy hour through
joy mouse bough
sour
 B – baby,bear bull,big, robber.
C – cat, crocodile, cut, coward, car
D – duck, dirt, add, could, rude.
E – front, feet, fear, funnel,fan ( the same
sound )

G – gas, get,gun, goose,green.

G – page,magic,gear,gym
H - hat,hammock,hear,high,hovey.

J – jar, jail,jug,major, jump.

K – karate, kangaroo, kilo, Kurdish.
L – lamb,slow,lion,calm.
M -mind,microscope
N – nap,noise
 P – part,past,pet
Q – queen,quit,quest, ( followed by ‘u’ – sound ‘kw’)

R – rich, right
S – silk,sad
T – tail,telegram,tell
V – vast,very,,television
W – war, water

X – taxi,sixth, Mexico ( middle or end ‘x’ sound ‘ks’ )

Y – yarn,year,your
Z – zoo,zebra
 CONSONANT COMBINATION

Ch – poncho, cheer,inch,chocolate,chew
Gh – enough,cough,laugh
Kn – knee,knife,know (silent ‘k’ )
Ng – bring,fling,song,anger
Ng – danger,angel,change (followed by ‘e’ – sound soft ‘j’)
Ph – pharmacy,phase,philosophy (‘ph’ sound ‘f’ )
Ps - psyche,psychiatrist,psychic (‘p’ is silent )
Sc – scare,scoop,scum ( strong sound like ‘k’ )
Sc - scene,science,scissors ( soft sound as ‘s’ )
Sh – shampoo,show
Th – than,that,thin
Tw –welve,twenty,(sound double except two – ‘w’ silent )
Wh – what,where (sound double except who – ‘w’ silent )
Wr – write,wrong, wrestle ( ‘w’ silent ).
How are
you?

Good night Hi I’m alright

Keep back
the book,
good night.

Thank you Alright, I’m alright

I will.
 Are you
alright?

Well, I have to Bye Fine, thanks

go now
 LISTEN AND SPEAK

Thank you – No, I don’t. / You’re welcome.

This is Puan Adziah- Alright / Nice to meet you.
How long are you staying?- How about tomorrow /
One month.
Where are you from? – It’s over there / I came from Perak.
Do you like your job?
Not really, it’s boring / I like to travel.
What would you like to drink? - Tea / I like to.
Do you have siblings? - Yes, I have two / I’m the eldest.
How are you doing? - Quite good / I didn’t do it.
Can we meet? - I am going to / Of course.
I have to go now.
Bye, take care. / I’m alright.
 GREETINGS FAREWELLS
good evening well, I have to go
Hello Bye
How are you? See you later
Fine, than All right
Good night
O.K

GETTING INFORMATION
Excusing Yourself.
I’m sorry
Excuse me
Pardon me
Asking for information.
Where is the school? What do this mean?
What is this? Do you sing?
Important Expressions.
Well, please.
Thank you
No problem
Okay
By the way
I hope so
So am I
If you don’t mind
I love to
Yes, I’m glad to
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prefect.
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