LESSON FOR PRONUNCIATION

Lesson 1 for Pronunciation
Consonants
I.

Revision:

English consonants: 24 sounds
p

b

t
h

d

k

ɡ

tʃ

dʒ

f

v

m

n

ŋ

l

r

j

w

Examples:
p
b
t
d
k
g
tʃ
dʒ
f
v
θ
ð
s
z
ʃ
ʒ
h
m

n
ŋ
l
r
j
w

II.

Consonants
pen, copy, happen
back, baby, job
tea, tight, button
day, ladder, odd
key, clock, school
get, giggle, ghost
church, match, nature
judge, age, soldier
fat, coffee, rough, photo
view, heavy, move
thing, author, path
this, other,
smooth
soon, cease, sister
zero, music, roses, buzz
ship, sure, national
pleasure, vision
hot, whole,
ahead
more, hammer,

sum
nice, know, funny, sun
ring, anger, thanks, sung
light, valley, feel
right, wrong, sorry, arrange
yet, use, beauty, few
wet, one, when, queen

Practice

Task 1: Listen and choose the sounds that you hear:
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θ

ð

s

z

ʃ

ʒ


Example: tea-tight-button
A. /g/

Answer: D

1.
A. /b/
2.
A. /d/
3.
A. /ə/
4.
5.
A. /eə/
6.
A. /dʒ/
7.
A. /f/
8.
A. /ɑː/
9.
A. /ɔɪ/
10.
A. /h/

B. /ð/

B. /g/
B. /f/
B. /ʊ/
A. /aʊ/
B. /u/
B. /ʃ/
B. /əʊ/
B. /l/

B. /θ/
B. /ð/

C. /eə/

D. /t/

C. /j/
C. /tʃ/
C. /k/
B. /d/
C. /tʃ/
C. /k/
C. /l/
C. /z/
C. /ɜː/
C. /dʒ/

D. /z/
D. /h/
D. /s/
C. /ʌ/ D. /g/
D. /uː/
D. /ɒ/
D. /i/
D. /v/
D. /e/
D. /uː/

Task 2: Odd One Out game

Game Rule:
Class is divided into two teams and formed in two lines in front of the board
Take a look at sets of four words that have the same consonant sounds
The first set of four words is written on the board.
The students at the front of the line must read the set of words, race to the board once they have
identified the word that sounds different and circle it. The first student to circle the odd word scores a
point for the team.
Set of words:
1. church - chain- such – jam
2. think - mother – thin – thing
3. vision - zoo - zip – lazy
4. cat - nice – cook- clock
5. gate - got - age – giggle
6. shape - hiss - push – shoe
7. for- of –off – phone
8. hour – house- hair- hot
9. sugar -sharp -action – sound
Task 3: Choose the correct phonetic symbols for the underline letters:

p b t d k g tʃ dʒ f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h
m n ŋ l r j w
book
day
give
very
he
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zoo

vision
jump
look
run
yes
we
moon
name
sing
pen
town
cat
fish
think
say
she
cheese
Task 4: Match words with phonetic symbols
1. A coffee

/ˈtʃɒklət/

2. Cheese

/wʌn ˈdɒlə(r) /

3. One dollar

/ wʌn ˈpeni/

4. One penny

/ən'ais'kri:m/

5. A hamburger

/ˈkɒfi/

6. Tuesday

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

7. Sunday

/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/

8. Chocolate

/ wʌn sent/

9. One cent

/ ə ˈhæmbɜːɡə(r)/

10. An ice-cream

/tʃiːz/

Task 5: Work in pairs. Write transcriptions and words above pictures
Eg: 1. p /pen/ pen

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Task 6: Write the word into the gap where you do not pronounce one consonant.
Example:
pencil, hour, cousin
ANSWER: hour
1. wet, one, queen
2. hot, whole, ahead
3. right, wrong, sorry
4. Wednesday, Monday, Sunday
5. country, child, knife

Lesson 2 for Pronunciation
Vowels

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Long Vowels
sheep
farm
cool
horse
bird

1.

Which of the following words does not have the given sound?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

/ i:/: bead – pick – peak – bean
/ i /: bead – bit – bin – bid
/e/: bed – feed – bell – fed
/æ/: bat – park – hat - pack
/Ʌ/: bat – bus – bun – bud

Which word is represented by the phonetic transcription :
/ˈlɪtl/ :____________________ /’peipə / :____________________

2.

/leit/ :____________________

/truːθ /:____________________

/pein/ :____________________ /lʌv/ :____________________
/ bi:n / :____________________ /lɪsən/ :____________________
/laif/ :____________________ /əˈgen/ :____________________
3.

Classify the following words :

Late-tea-boy- buy- house - cold - tour hair
/ iə /

/ ei /

/ai /

/ ͻi /

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/ uə /

/ eə /

/ əu /

/a

/

Horse- bird - book - two-fox-litter
/ ͻ :/
/υ /
/υ:/
/ə/

/ /

Circle the odd sound :
go – so – no – do
shoes – goes – nose – toes
great –seat – wait – gate
among – wrong – sung – begun
load – road – show – board
5- Choose the correct answer :
4.
abcde-

1. Cut : a. /kʌt/ b. /kɜ:t/ c. /ku:t/
2. Jar : a. /ʧɑ:/ b. /ʤæ/c./ʤ ɑ:/
3. Food: a. /fʌd/ b. /fʊd/ c. /fu:d/
4. Very: a. /vəri:/ b. /vʌri:/ c. /veri:/
5. Show: a. /ʤʊə / b. /ʃeə / c. /ʃə ʊ/

6. Pleasure: a. /pleʒə / b. /plɜ:ʃə / c. /pleʃə /
7. No : a. /nʊə / b. /nəʊ/ c. /nɔɪ/
8. Oil: a. /ɔ:l/ b./ɔil/ c. / ʊəl/

9.Turn: a. /tʌn/ b. /tɜ:n/ c. /tʊn/
10. Young: a. /jʌŋ/ b. /ɪʌŋ/ c. /yʌŋ/

Lesson 3 for Pronunciation
I.

Review of consonant and vowel sounds of English

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II.

Diphthongs:

Examples:

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/ɪə/ - /ie/ - EAR

/eɪ/- /feis/ - FACE

/ɔɪ/ - /k ɔɪn/ - COIN

/ʊə/- 'tuərist/- TOURIST

/əʊ/ - /snou/ - SNOW

/eə/-/heə/- HAIR

/ai/-/ai/-EYE

Task 1: Listen to the phonic song and find some diphthongs
/au/ - /mauθ - mauð/ - MOUTH
Task 2: Choose the correct phonetic symbols:
eɪ aɪ ɔɪ əʊ aʊ ɪə eə ʊə
Nice
Break
Now
Know
Boil
Pair
Here
Poor

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Task 3: Game: Remember words
-

Divide class into two groups
Ask students to classify words
Face, die, hear my, break, mouth, high, day, try, pair, pour, chase, boy, choice,
beer, show, down, chase, goat, down, air, various near, tourist, oil, snow, oil, no,
go, fair, now, count, toy

Task 4: Exercises:

Exercise 1: Odd word out. Write the word with a different sound:
Wednesday - orange - face – they

Five - like - live - fine

Mouth – now – about – Tuesday

Oil – boy- boat - choice

Pair – care – bad – hair

Exercise 2: Find the words and meaning:
Pronunciation

Words

/ˈmʌndeɪ/
/ˈfraɪdeɪ/
/'ais'kri:m/
/raɪs/
/wʌn paʊnd/
/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
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Meaning


/peɪnt/
/ teɪk ˈfəʊ.təʊ /

ANSWER KEY FOR LESSON 1
Task 1: Listen and choose the sounds that you hear:
Key: 1.C

2. B

3.A

4. B

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.D

9. B

10. B

Task 2: Odd One Out game
Key: 1. Jam

2. Mother 3. Vision

4. Nice 5. Age 6. Hiss

7. Of 8. Hour 9. Sound

Task 3: Choose the correct phonetic symbols for the underline letters:
Task 4: Match words with phonetic symbols
Key: 1. A coffee /ˈkɒfi/

2. Cheese /tʃiːz/ 3. One dollar /wʌn ˈdɒlə(r) /
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4. One penny / wʌn ˈpeni/


5. A hamburger / ə ˈhæmbɜːɡə(r)/

6. Tuesday /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/

8. Chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/

9. One cent / wʌn sent

7. Sunday /ˈsʌndeɪ/
10. An ice-cream /ən'ais'kri:m/

Task 5: Work in pairs. Write transcriptions and words above pictures
Key: 2.b /bʊk/ book

5. k /kæt/ cat
8. dʒ /dʒæm/ jam
11. Θ /θɪn/ thin
14. ʃ/ʃuː/ shoe
17. m/mæn/ man

20. l /leɡ/ leg

3. t /ti/ tea
6. g /ɡoʊt/ /goat
9. f /fɔːl/ fall
12. s/ˈsəʊfə/ sofa
15. ʒ/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
18. n /noʊ/ no
21. r /roʊz/ rose

4. d /dɔːɡ/dog
7. tʃ /tʃeɪn/ chain
10.v /væn/ van
13. z/zuː/ zoo
16. h /hæt/ hat
19. Ŋ /sɪŋ/ sing
22.w /wet/ wet

Task 6: Write the word into the gap where you do not pronounce one consonant.
Key
1. Wet
2. Whole
3. Wrong
4. Wednesday
5. knife

ANSWER KEY FOR LESSON 2

1.
a) pick

b) bit
c)feed
d)park
e) bat
2. a. little, b. late, c. pain, d. bean, e.life, f. paper, g. truth, h. love, i. listen, k.
again
late-tea-boy- buy- house - cold - tour - hair
/ iə /
/ ei /
/ai /
/ ͻi /
/ uə /
tea
late
buy
boy
tour
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3.
/ eə /
hair

/ əu /
cold

/au /
house

/ /
fox

horse- bird - book - two-fox-litter
/ ͻ :/
/υ /
/υ:/
/ə/
horse
book
two
litter

/ /
bird

1.
a) do
b) shoes
c) seat
d) wrong
e) board
5. 1.a, 2.c, 3.c, 4.c, 5.c, 6.a, 7.a, 8.b, 9.b, 10.b

ANSWER KEY FOR LESSON 3
Task 2: Choose the correct phonetic symbols:
Key: /aɪ /: Nice, /ei/: Break, / ɔɪ/: Boil, / əʊ/: Know, / aʊ/: Now, / ɪə/: Here, /eə/: Pair,
/ʊə/: Poor
Task 3: Game: Remember words
Task 4: Exercises:

Exercise 1: Odd word out. Write the word with a different sound:
Key: Orange, Live, Tuesday, Boat, Bad
Exercise 2: Find the words and meaning:
Key: Monday, Friday, ice-cream, rice, one pound, Tuesday, paint, take photo

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