Pronunciation 2022 CA Hai Lop

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PRONUNCIATION

MR JOHN
• 1. /i:/: Eva has never been on the street
• 2. /ɪ/ : Will you please sit down and listen?
• 3 /ʊ/: You should put the sugar in the container
• 4. /u:/ June has been unusually cool.
• 5. /ɪəʳ/: The volunteer is here
• 6 /eɪ/ : They say I must pay the bill today
• 7 /ə/ :In America, we can see lots of cinemas.
• 8 /ɜ:ʳ/ :The girl heard the bird singing
• 9. /ɔ:/ Ken orders four boxes of oranges
• 10 /eəʳ/ :She cares for her hair
• 11 /aɪ/ :I like to ride a motorbike tonight
• 12 /aʊ/ :We found a mouse in our kitchen
• 13 /æ/ :Dan’s family loves to go camping
• 14 /ʌ/ :Kera made supper on Sunday
• 15 /ɑ:/ Cars are expensive
• 16 /ɔɪ/:The boy enjoys his new toy
• 17 /oʊ/ :Joan is smoking
• 18 /P/ :Put your pen down , please
• /b/: Babies babble and blow bubbles
• 19/ /t/ It took Tim ten times to try the telephone.
Betty bought a bit of better butter
• 20 /d/ Did you order dinner?
• 21 /v/ : I visit Vancouver on my vacation
• 22 /θ/ : Everything went wrong on Thursday
• 23 /ð/: that’s the other brother over there.
LIAISONS
1-Consonant + Vowel (link them)
Hold on tell her I miss her fall off
2-Vowel + Vowel (/y/ or /w/)
He is the air she always
Do I go anywhere too often
3-Consonant + Consonant (blend them if they are at same group)
A-Lips:
Keep me computer plumber
B-Behind the teeth:
Sit down pardon curtain
C-Throat:
Check cashing make condition
4-T + Y (U) = CH:
Not yet don’t you what’s your name
5-D + Y (U) = J
I need you graduation Education
6-S + Y (U) = SH
Yes, you are bless you press your hands
• I like it
• An apple
• I like an apple
• I peel an orange.
• Take it or leave it.
• Link sounds /i:/, /ɪ/, /ɑɪ/, /eɪ/, /ɔɪ/+ vowel
-> /Y/
• The end of the story is very interesting
• I always enjoy a lovely ice-cream
• Links the sounds / u/, /ou/, /au/ + vowel ->
/w/
• I couldn’t do anything about it.
• You always say that
EXERCISE FOR LIAISONS
A: Where do you work?
B: I work for Free-way Travel.
A: Oh, really? What do you do there?
B: I’m a guide. I take people on tours to countries in Asia.
A: That sounds interesting!
B: Yes, it’s a great job. I love it. And what do you do?
A: I’m a student, and I have a part-time job, too.
B: Oh? Where do you work?
A: In a fast-food restaurant.
B: Which restaurant?
A: KFC.
B: Do you make hamburgers?
A: No, I don’t. I just take orders.
B: And how is your job? Do you like it?
A: Sure, it’s fun! And I get free hamburgers, too!
(PRONUNCIATION)
REDUCED SOUNDS
A. Pronouns and Possessives: “you”, “your”, “he”, “him”, and “her”
REDUCED SOUNDS
REDUCED SOUNDS
B. Prepositions: “of”, “to”, “at”, and “for”
REDUCED SOUNDS
REDUCED SOUNDS
C. Auxiliary Verbs: “am”, “was”, and “can”
REDUCED SOUNDS
REDUCED SOUNDS
D. Conjunctions: “and”, “as”, and “or”
(PRONUNCIATION)
INTONATION
INTONATION
INTONATION
INTONATION
INTONATION
INTONATION
UNIT 5: THE RULES OF WORD STRESS
Rule 1: Two – syllable words
Nouns/ Adjectives: stress 1st syllable
Record Contact Project Pronoun Program
Accent Courage Problem Context Baby
Biscuit Image Ambush Angel Chamber

Thirsty Windy Careful Simple Quiet


Narrow Stingy Clever Easy Handsome
* Exceptions: machine, event, garage, dessert
Verbs: stress 2nd syllable
To contract To record To pronounce
To desert To replay To attend
To construct To return To prepare
Verbs ending with OW, EN, Y, EL, ER, LE, ISH: stress 1st syllable

To borrow To study To water To finish


To widen To travel To smuggle To polish
Rule 2: THREE OR MORE THAN THREE SYLLABLE WORDS
Stress 3rd syllable – counting backwards
To decorate Difficult Photographer
To imitate Security Intelligent

Rule 3: SUFFIXES
Stress before CIV (consonant – I – vowel)
Canadian Italian Industrial Lotion
Education Reception Fusion Musician
Stress before IC
Athletic Economic Academic Pacific
* Exceptions: Rhetoric, Lunatic, Catholic, Arithmetic, Politics
Stress on the following ending syllables: ADE, OO, OON, EE, EEN, EER, ESE
Canteen Sixteen Tattoo Shampoo Cascade
Cartoon balloon Employee interviewee Lemonade
Pioneer engineer Japanese Vietnamese Arcade
(PRONUNCIATION)
COLLOQUIAL REDUCTIONS AND LIAISONS
In order for you to recognize these sounds when used by native speakers,
they are presented here, but I don't recommend that you go out of your way
to use them yourself. If, at some point, they come quite naturally of their own
accord in casual conversation, you don't need to resist, but please don't force
yourself to talk this way. Repeat.

• I have got to go. I've gotta go.


• I have got a book. I've gotta book.
• Do you want to dance? Wanna dance?
• Do you want a banana? Wanna banana?
• Let me in. Lemme in.
• Let me go. Lemme go.
• I'll let you know. I'll letcha know.
• Did you do it? Dija do it?
• Not yet. Nä chet.
• I'll meet you later. I'll meechu layder.
COLLOQUIAL REDUCTIONS AND LIAISONS
• What do you think? Whaddyu think?
• What did you do with it? Whajoo do with it?
• How did you like it? Howja like it?
• When did you get it? When ju geddit?
• Why did you take it? Whyju tay kit?
• Why don't you try it? Why don chu try it?
• What are you waiting for? Whaddya waitin' for?
• What are you doing? Whatcha doin'?
• How is it going? Howzit going?
• Where's the what-you-may-call-it? Where's the whatchamacallit?
• Where's what-is-his-name? Where's whatsizname?
• How about it? How 'bout it?
• He has got to hurry because he is late. He's gotta hurry 'cuz he's late.
• I could've been a contender. I coulda bina contender.
COLLOQUIAL REDUCTIONS AND LIAISONS
• Could you speed it up, please? Couldjoo spee di dup, pleez?
• Would you mind if I tried it? Would joo mindifai try dit?
• Aren't you Bob Barker? Arnchoo Bab Barker?
• Can't you see it my way for a change? Kænchoo see it my way for a change?
• Don't you get it? Doancha geddit?
• I should have told you. I shoulda toljoo.
• Tell her (that) I miss her. Teller I misser.
• Tell him (that) I miss him. Tellim I missim.

I COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTENDER.


BUILDING AN INTONATION SENTENCE
Repeat after me the sentences listed in the following groups.

1. I did it.
2. I did it again.
3. I already did it again.
4. I think I already did it again.
5. I said I think I already did it again.
6. I said I think I already did it again yesterday.
7. I said I think I already did it again the day before yesterday.
BUILDING AN INTONATION SENTENCE
1. I want a ball.
2. I want a large ball.
3. I want a large, red ball.
4. I want a large, red, bouncy ball.
5. I want a large, red bouncy rubber ball.
6. I want a large, red bouncy rubber basketball.

1. I want a raise.
2. I want a big raise.
3. I want a big, impressive raise.
4. I want a big, impressive, annual raise.
5. I want a big, impressive, annual cost of living raise.
BUILDING AN INTONATION SENTENCE
1. I bought a sandwich.
2. I said I bought a sandwich.
3. I said I think I bought a sandwich.
4. I said I really think I bought a sandwich.
5. I said I really think I bought a chicken sandwich.
6. I said I really think I bought a chicken salad sandwich.
7. I said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich.
8. I said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich this afternoon.
9. I actually said I really think I bought a half a chicken salad sandwich this
afternoon.
10. I actually said I really think I bought another half a chicken salad sandwich this
afternoon.
11. Can you believe I actually said I really think I bought another half a chicken
salad sandwich this afternoon?

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