Basic Pronunciation -Raquel Ruiz Porras-
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/iy/ 2
Main Spellings
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Open your mouth just a little for the sound /y/. Spread your lips into a smile Push your tongue forward in your mouth. /iy/ is a long sound. Move your tongue up as you say it.
Ee Three, see, feel Ea Tea, eat, repeat E Me, we, be E...e (the second e is silent) these, complete Other spellings: Y Ie Ei Ey I
(at the end of a word) very, only, ready Believe, piece, movie Receive, either Key, money Visa,machine, police
Unusual spelling: people
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/I/
Main Spelling I ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔
Open your mouth a little more for /I/. Do not spread your lips into a smile. Pull your tongue down a little. /I/ is a shorter, more relaxed sound that /iy/.
Sit, did, will, interesting, minute Sit-sitting, begin-beginning
Other spellings: Y Ui
Syllable,gym, rhythm Building,guilty
Unusual spellings: english, pretty,been, busy, women
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/S/ 6
Main Spellings ➔
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Touch your top teeth with the sides of your tongue. Put your tongue forward, behind your top teeth. Force air out over the top of your tongue. Do not use your voice
S Ss C Se
Sun, stop, yes, serious Class, address, kiss, possible Before e,i or y: notice, cent, city House, horse, promise, close 7
Other spellings: Sc X, xc
Science, scene, scissors Pronounced /ks/: six, expensive
Careful! The letter s is silent in these words: island and aisle
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/Z/ 8
Main Spellings ➔ Use your voice to say /z/.
Z,zz, ze S Se
Zoo, amazing, buzz, prize Easy,always,does, things Please, these, because, surprise 9
➔ The sound /z/ is usually spelled with the letter z or s.
Other spellings: Ss X
Dessert,scissors Pronounced /gz/: example, exactly
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/æ/ 10
Main Spelling A
hat,man,jacket, glasses
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➔ ➔ ➔
Lips: spread Jaw: open and wide Tongue: low, near the floor of the mouth Unusual spellings: laugh,plaid.
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/ʌ/ 12
Main Spellings U O ➔ ➔
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Close your mouth a little. Your tongue should rest in the middle of your mouth. /ʌ/ is a short, relaxed sound.
Sun, much,just, funny Love,money,mother,once,done 13
Other spellings: Ou A
Country,young,cousin,enough,trouble Was, wasn’t,what
Unusual spellings: blood, flood,does,doesn´t
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/ə/ 14
Main Spellings
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Make it very short. This sound is always short and weak.
A E I O U
about, again,banana,woman problem, open, excellent, women possible,animal,notice,guitar today,computer,question,welcome suggest,success,careful
Other spelling: Ou
famous,delicious,dangerous
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/θ/ 16
Main Spelling Th ➔
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Put the tip of your tongue between your front teeth. Blow out air between your tongue and top teeth. Do not use your voice.
Think,thousand,something,month
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/ ð/ 18
Main Spelling Th
There, that, another, together
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➔
Use your voice to say /ð/
Careful! The th in clothes is usually silent.
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/ʃ/ 20
Main SpellingS Usually spelled sh, especially at the beginning or end of a word. ➔
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Put the tip of your tongue up and back a little to make /ʃ/. Push your lips forward a little into a circle.
Sh
Show, should, finished, english 21
In unstressed endings: Ti Ci Ssi
Information, demonstration, conversation Special, especially, delicious, musician Discussion, profession, Russia
Unusual spellings: sure, sugar, tissue, pressure, machine
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/ʒ/ 22
Main SpellingS S Ge
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Use your voice to say /ʒ/.
Usually, measure, Asia, decision Garage, beige
Unusual spelling: seizure
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/tʃ/ 24
Main SpellingS Ch Tch To say /tʃ/,begin to make /t/. ➔ Then move your tongue back and away from the roof of your mouth as you say /ʃ/. ➔ Do not use your voice.
Choose, chicken, teacher, which Kitchen, watch, catch, match
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Other spellings: T Ti
Before u: picture, naturally Arter s: question, suggestion
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/ʤ/ 26
Main SpellingS J G Dge ➔
Job, joke, enjoy, subject Before e, i or y: college, agency, original Bridge, knowledge, judge
Use your voice to say /ʤ/.
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Other spelling: D
Before u: graduate, individual, education
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