Final Pronunciation

Pronunciation
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this module the participants will be able:
1. To understand the influences on correct English pronunciation

2. To adapt their speech organs to get correct English pronunciation
3. To learn the necessary knowledge and skills to make a life-long goal
of having good English pronunciation.
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VOWEL SOUNDS
() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

Program, Answer, Policy, Offer, Log-
Example In
E () Speak, Speed, Issue, Bill,
Feature, Previous Business,
Internet, Confirm
() Solution, Volume, Look, Good, Took,
Computer, Issue Push, Pull, Could
O () Motivate, Notice, Company,
Appropriate, Focus Understand,
Application
()
Bag Bog
Hat Hot
Dan Dawn
Sack Sock
Cat Cot
Sam Psalm
Scarce Scars
Battle Bottle
Lag Log
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VOWEL SOUNDS

Example In
Internet, Confirm
Application
E ()
Beat Bit
Heat Hit
Meet Mitt
Feet Fit
Sheep Ship
Seat Sit
Peak Pick
Beal Bill
Least List
VOWEL SOUNDS

Example In
Internet, Confirm
Application
()
Pool Pull
Suit Soot
Cooed Could
Fool Full
Pool Pull
Food Foot
VOWEL SOUNDS

Example In
Internet, Confirm
Application
O ()
Token
Low
Boat
Bowling
Flow
Coal
Stole
Owner
Boast
Reposts
VOWEL SOUNDS

Example In
Internet, Confirm
Application
(schwa)
Even
Woman
After
Become
Family
Problem
Another
American
Which one doesn't have a schwa sound?
About
Against
Important
Company
Feeling
System
Believe
Feeling
Which one makes sense?
The soup is cold. What should I do?
Hit it. /Heat it.
What did he take fishing?
He took the bait ./He took the bat.
The teacher noticed that everyone was standing when she arrived so
she instructed them to:
Take a sit/ Take a seat.
CONSONANT SOUNDS
P/F T / Th Th / D
Cup Cuff Tree Three There Dare
Lap Laugh Fate Faith Breathe Breed
Perm Firm Heat Heath Though Dough
Leap Leaf Trust Thrust Loathe Load
Pest Fest True Through Bathe Bade
CONSONANT SOUNDS
B/V X (egz) X (eks)

Berry Very Example Expand
Boat Vote Exhibit Excellent
Bile Vile Exam Excited
Base Vase Exit Excrete
Boys Voice Exemplify Extreme
CONSONANT SOUNDS
The T Sound
Influenced by its position in a word or phrase.

Rule 1: Top of the Staircase
-tarnish, time, tomorrow, two, telephone

Rule 2: Middle of the Staircase
-water, better, butter, computer, city, Betty
Rule 3: Bottom of the Staircase (Held T)

-written, certain, forgotten, sentence
* percentage, advantage, interview
TONGUE TWISTERS
How many cookies could a good cook cook, if a good cook could
cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies, as a good
cook who could cook cookies.
A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits and a biscuit mixer.
A tutor who tooted the flute, tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the
two to the tutor, Is it tougher to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?
Sister Suzie's sewing socks for soldiers. Sock for soldiers sister
Suzie sews, if sister Suzie's sewing socks for soldiers, where're the
socks for soldiers sister Suzie sews?
Please peel this peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
Which witch wishes to switch a witch wristwatch for a Swiss
wristwatch?
The instinct of an extinct insect stinks.
Growing gray goats graze great green grassy groves.
TONGUE TWISTERS
I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit. On the slit sheet I sit
The thirty three thieves thrilled the throne throughout Thursday
A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed
blood.
Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
Fat frogs flying past fast.
Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers.
Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise
could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas.
Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
Betty Botter bought some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
It will make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter -
That would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
Better than her bitter butter,
And she baked it in her batter,
And the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.

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1. To understand the influences on correct English pronunciation

() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

() Transfer, Address, Job, Option,

The soup is cold. What should I do?

Hit it. /Heat it.

What did he take fishing?

He took the bait ./He took the bat.

Take a sit/ Take a seat.

Lap Laugh Fate Faith Breathe Breed

Perm Firm Heat Heath Though Dough

Leap Leaf Trust Thrust Loathe Load

Pest Fest True Through Bathe Bade

B/V X (egz) X (eks)

Boat Vote Exhibit Excellent

Bile Vile Exam Excited

Base Vase Exit Excrete

Boys Voice Exemplify Extreme

Influenced by its position in a word or phrase.

-tarnish, time, tomorrow, two, telephone

Rule 3: Bottom of the Staircase (Held T)

* percentage, advantage, interview

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