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Week 6

How many syllables?. how, hair, why One! chocolate Two: ??k.l?t secretary Three: sek.r?.tri (UK) Four: sek.r?.te.ri (US)(It can also depend on how carefully a word is pronounced). Syllable structure. An English syllable can consist of: a vowel only (V) eye a? Aah! a:

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Week 6

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    1. Week 6 The Syllable Syllable structure Consonant clusters

    2. How many syllables? how, hair, why One! chocolate Two: ??k.l?t secretary Three: sek.r?.tri (UK) Four: sek.r?.te.ri (US) (It can also depend on how carefully a word is pronounced)

    3. Syllable structure An English syllable can consist of: a vowel only (V) eye a? Aah! a: Er… ?: consonant + vowel (CV) fur f?: vowel + consonant (VC) earn ?:n consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC) fern f?:n Syllables can get more complex than this…

    4. V = ah a: CV = bar ba: VC = arm a:m CVC = farm fa:m CVCC = farms fa:mz English is unusual in having complex consonant clusters (CC, CCC). Most complex possible: CCCVCCC (e.g. strengths /stre??s/). CCCC final clusters are also possible (sixths /s?ks?s/) Cantonese: (C)V(C)

    5. Initial consonant clusters

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