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Building Pronunciation Supporting Skills (5)

Improving your pronunciation skills will help you succeed in language learning in two ways: you will improve your understanding of spoken English and do better on the tasks that involve listening; you will improve the clarity and comprehensibility of your own speech and perform better on the speaking tasks.

Monday, 14 October 2013 20:22

Pronunciation Tips - Short /ə/ Vowel Sound

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  • the most important sound of English
  • the most frequently used sound in English
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Monday, 07 October 2013 20:32

Pronunciation Tips - Long /ɜ:/ Vowel Sound

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Reading Rule:

  • /ɜ:/ - er/ir/ur/ear (within a word, not at the very end!): her, term, herd, fir, firm, circle, fur, burn, thirst, turn, shirt, skirt, early, earn
  • /wɜ:/ - wor: word, world, worth, worse

General Characteristics: the open-mid central unrounded vowel, or low-mid central unrounded vowel

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Monday, 16 September 2013 22:49

Pronunciation Tips - Long /ɑ:/ Vowel

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Reading Rule:

  • ar: car, bar, bar, scar, farm, bard, card
  • a (before double consonant): ask, answer
  • ear: heart
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Monday, 16 September 2013 21:58

Pronunciation Tips - Short /ʌ/ Vowel

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Reading Rule:

  • letter 'u' in the closed syllable: tub, nut, cut, bud, mud, under
  • letter 'o' in the closed syllable: London, come
  • letter combination (exception) 'oo': blood, flood 
  • letter combination (exception) 'ou': double, trouble
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Monday, 16 September 2013 20:44

Pronunciation Tips - Short /ɪ/ Vowel

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/ɪ/ - i /closed syllable/: bit, in, is, fit, kin, hit, sitting

       y: study, lady

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