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Pronunciation Course

Pronunciation Course. The –th sounds. θ – voiceless sound : think, sixth ð – voiced sound: the, mother. Stress. Vowel length and reduction Po ta to Chick en Re duc tion In every word with more than one syllable, one syllable is stressed the most.

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Pronunciation Course

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  1. Pronunciation Course

  2. The –th sounds • θ – voiceless sound : think, sixth • ð – voiced sound: the, mother

  3. Stress • Vowel length and reduction Potato Chicken Reduction In every word with more than one syllable, one syllable is stressed the most. The vowel, in the stressed syllable is extra long.

  4. Two syllable words There are 2 patterns:     Remain mainly Amaze soapy Arrive reason Arrange training Explain sailing

  5. Two syllable words There are three syllable patterns          attractive principle politician atomic politics television arrangement sensitive conversation electric minister engineer

  6. Stress in Acronyms • The last letter of the acronym usually gets the most stress.      TV BBC USA

  7. Two-vowel rule for multi-syllable words • If there are two vowel letters in the STRESSED syllable of a word: • The first vowel is pronounced with its alphabet sound • The second vowel is silent Remain repeat alive soapy assume

  8. One vowel rule for multi-syllable words • If there is only one vowel letter in the STRESSED syllable of a word, it is pronounced with its relative vowel sound. Attract relative predict copy Sunday

  9. Vowel Clarity The vowel in the stressed syllable is extra long. On the other hand, the vowel in the unstressed syllable is reduced to a schwa sound (or  or ). 4C – Notice the difference between stressed and unstressed vowels: Travel Pilot Ticket Pencil Advice Kansas Alaska Nebraska Canada America

  10. Exercise: the contrast between schwa and clear vowels • 4d: Listen and underline the vowel in the stressed syllable of each word. Reason arrange Listen record Excuse American Allow Irish Exchange pronounce African announce Attend Spanish

  11. Answers Reason arrange Listen record Excuse American Allow Irish Exchange pronounce African announce Attend Spanish

  12. Longer words • Longer words have a vowel that is not extra long, but it is not reduced to a schwa. Concentrate pineapple /knsntreIt/ /paInpl/ Photograph telephone /foUtgrf/ / tElfoUn/

  13. Stress Rule for longer words • The vowel in the stressed syllable is extra long and extra clear. • The vowel in the unstressed syllable is short and clear. • The vowel in the reduced syllable is very short and unclear (schwa)

  14. Exercise 4H: Listen and underline the stressed vowel in each word. Then, recognize the short and clear unstressed syllable and the reduced one. attitude secondary constitution institute reconsider destination gratitude California university military *permission understand

  15. Answer Key attitude secondary constitution institute reconsider destination gratitude California university military *permission understand green= primary stress (long and extra clear vowel) Pink= secondary stress (short and clear vowel)

  16. Can vs. Can’t • Can is pronounced /kn/ • Can’t is pronounced /kn(t)/ When using the affirmative sentence, stress the verb. When using the negative sentence, stress the modal.     I can play the piano. I can’t play the piano.

  17. Student A Student B 1-A) I can go. Oh, good. B) I can’t go. That’s too bad. 2-A) She can do it. That’s wonderful. B) She can’t do it. She should try harder. 3-A) Where can we go? Any tourist destination. B) Where can’t we go? Into the military zone. 4-A) We can leave now. Good, I’ll get my coat. B) We can’t leave now. All right, we’ll wait. 5-A) Can you lift this? Of course. B) Can’t you lift this? No, I can’t.

  18. Word Stress Patterns • Stress rule for two-syllable words: Except for verbs, the two-syllable words are usually stressed on the first syllable. Sister Mother Water Paper Table

  19. Two Syllable Nouns vs. Verbs • Stress changes according to the part of speech: Noun Verb A present to present A record to record An object to object

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