Pronunciation Course Class # 3
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Rules for predicting pronunciation Rules for predicting pronunciation Two vowel letters in a one-syllable word: Two vowel letters in a one-syllable word: First vowel is pronounced with its alphabet vowel sound. Second vowel is silent.First vowel is pronounced with its alphabet vowel sound. Second vowel is silent. One vowel letter in a one-syllable word: One vowel letter in a one-syllable word: The vowel is pronounced with its relative vowel sound.The vowel is pronounced with its relative vowel sound.
Alphabet or Relative Vowel? ROVE ROVE SPAN SPAN VICE VICE MOAT MOAT SLAIN SLAIN MELD MELD STINT STINT
Two Vowel Rule LettersSounds Percent of Time Examples -ai -a-+final -e- -ay / / 95%90%93% Rain, train Cake, came Day, say -e +final –e- -ee--ea--y- ////////32%92%69%95%Pete Tree, meet Tea, beat City, funny -i-+final –e- -igh* /a / 77%100% Ice, time Night, light -o-+final –e- -oa--ow- /o / 76%94%53% Cone, home Coat, soap Slow, below -u-+final-e--oo- ////////94%88% Blue, juice Room, choose
One vowel Rule LettersSounds Percent of Time Examples -a- ////////91% Pan, has -e- ////////82% Ten, cent -i- ////////93% Is, fish -o- ////////74% Hot, clock -u- ////////66% Sun, cup
Listening Exercise Oh / / my/ / god / / me / /Move / / emergency / / Rach / / There / / are / / how / / you / / great / / happened / / Bleeding / / look / / enough / / / /About / / Orient / / everything / / I / / Julie / / country / / not / / problem / / country / / not / / problem / / stop / / baggage / / claim / /
Vowel Sounds /i/ vs / / /i/ vs / / /i/ is the vowel of feel / / is the vowel of trip
Joining the /i/ sound /i/ + vowel join the /i/ to the next vowel. /i/ + vowel join the /i/ to the next vowel. I’ll see an interesting play. I’ll see an interesting play.