PHONETICS

- Representing vocal sounds - Having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds

OBJECTIVE  to be able to pronounce words correctly

WHY DO WE LEARN PHONETICS TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS CORRECTLY ENGLISH WORDS ARE NOT PRONOUNCED ACCORDING TO THEIR SPELLING

nunu habar nu kia ora kumusta ka mahal kita

Australia, Africa, U.K., U.S, New Zealand, Singlish,Manglish VARIETIES OF ENGLISH The car is in the garden

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH rhythm either neither divorce vitamin dance

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH semi today Monday ten seven

SILENT CONSONANT hour island aisle know mechanic

IRREGULARITIES IN THE LANGUAGE

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS but cut hut nut put

Mismatch of spelling and sound Sean Jose Jolo Island Jeanne

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS cheese, cheque, chair chemical, choir, chlorine chalet, champagne, chandelier, chef CARREFOUR

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS live resume read minute refuse does

Long vowel / short vowel sit seat fit feet ship sheep to too

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PHONETIC SYMBOLS Consonants - b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z

Consonants g ( get ) t ʃ ( cheap ) ʤ ( jar, jump ) ŋ ( sing, ring )

Consonants θ ( thin ) ð ( this, the ) ʃ ( she, sharp ) ʒ ( decision, measure ) j ( yes, young )

PHONETIC SYMBOLS Vowel ɪ e æ ɒ ʌ ʊ i: eɪ aɪ ɔɪ u: əʊ aʊ ɪə eə ɑː ɔ: ʊə ɜ: ə i u

Vowels

æ / kæt / / sæt ə dei / / bæt / / fæt / / dæm / / hæmp ə /

i: / mi:t / / s i:t / tree, cheese, canteen

i / sit / / fit / / rid / city, rich, symbol

e / ten / / den / / men / yes, rest,

ɑː / ɑː m / / f ɑːðə / /m ɑː tʃ / - start, laugh, after, tomato

ɒ / d ɒ g / / w ɒ s / / k ɒ f / wash, want

ɔː / h ɔː s / / θɔːt / / s ɔː d / - law, war

ʊ / p ʊ t / / f ʊ l / / ʃ ʊ gə / - foot. good, put

uːuː / fu:d/ / spu:n / / mu:n / - do, who. rude

ʌ / k ʌ m / / k ʌ t / / bl ʌ d / - country, done, one

ɜː / b ɜ :d / / f ɜ :st / / g ɜ :l / - fur, nurse, word

ə / k ʌ l ə / / ə m ʌ ŋ / / ək ɜ :/ / s ə sai ə ti /

eɪeɪ / de ɪ / / le ɪ di / / me ɪ k / - safe, game, may

əʊəʊ / s ə ʊ / / h ə ʊ m / / ʃ ə ʊ ld ə / - toe, soul, know

aɪaɪ / ta ɪ m / / ba ɪ t / / kla ɪ m / - five, price, try

aʊaʊ / ha ʊ / / la ʊ d / / ta ʊ n / / ka ʊ s / - about, mouse, shout

ɔɪ / b ɔ i / / t ɔ i / / p ɔ i nt / / b ɔ i l / noise, coin, join

ɪəɪə / d iə / / t iə / / b iə / - idiom, fierce,

ʊəʊə / p ʊ ə / / t ʊ ə / / ʃ ʊ ə / = cure, rescuer

Consonants

tʃtʃ / t ʃ i:p / / t ʃ amp ɪ ə n / - chalk, cheer, chat

dʒ / dʒ æm / / dʒ ɔ i / / dʒ iə / - jeep, joy, jungle

θ /θi:f / / θik / / θ ʌ m / - thing, theme

ð / ð ə m / / ð is / / ʌ ð ə / - There, that

ʃ / ʃ ip / / ʃ u: t / / ʃ æmpu: / - sheep, shy, shut

ʒ / viʒ ə n / / meʒ ə / / pleʒ ə /

j / j ʌ ŋ / / j et / / j iə / - yes

ŋ / j ʌ ŋ / / si ŋ / / t ʌ ŋ / - ring, cling

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