LESSON WORDS AND SOUNDS
File
One
Aims:
_
Pronunciation
rules for final “ed”.
_
Silent
letters.
_
Long and short
vowels: /i/ , /i:/ & /e/.
X – Pronunciation rules for final
“ ed “
LISTEN
(1)
a)
If
the verb itself ends in – t
or
– d
- the
final “ ed “
is
pronounced /id
/.
Eg:
benefited _
“
ed “ is
pronounced / id
/.
Wanted
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced / id
/.
Divided
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced /id
/.
b)
If a
verb ends in a voiceless consonant /p/ , /k/ , /s /
, /f/ , /Y/ , / tY/ or
/
_
/
the
final
“ed”
is
pronounced /t
/.
Eg : clap
_
clapped
_
“ed
“ is
pronounced /t/.
listen
(2)
Kiss
_
kissed
_
“ed
“ is
pronounced /t/
.
Finish
_
finished
_
“ed”
is
pronounced /t/.
Knock
_
knocked
_
“ed
“ is
pronounced /t/
c)
If a
verb ends in a voiced consonant / b/ , /g/ , /l /
, / z / , /v / , / d ʒ
/ , /ð /
,
/m / , / n
/
or /
[
/ or
a vowel sound , the final “ ed “
is
pronounced /
d/.
eg :
lived
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced /
d/.
listen
(3)
listened
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced / d
/.
Clothed
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced / d
/.
Travelled
_
“
ed “ is
pronounced / d
/.
Changed
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced /
d/.
Hurried
_
“ ed
“ is
pronounced / d
/.
Activity : Classify these
words according to their final sounds
:
Influenced – prevented –
changed – housed – clothed – proved – helped
–
created –hurried
– carried – liked –talked – recorded – called – passed –
joined danced –stayed – performed –
completed – promoted – obeyed – rushed
–
experienced –studied – wanted – handed
–devoted – refused – asked –decided
–
painted – puzzled –tried – toured – acted
–looked – practised –noticed –
worked
__
–
Silent letters :
–
“B”
is
silent in the combination “
mb “
at the end of the
word.
listen (4)
Eg
: Lam
b
-
comb
-
bomb
–
plumb
er.
2)-
“ G
“ is silent in
“ gm
“ at the end of a
word.
Eg :
diaphrag
m -
paradig
m.
3)” G “
is also
silent in “ gn “
at the
beginning or end of a word.
Eg :
desig
n –
sig
n
– g
nash
– g
nat
.
4)
“ k
“ is silent in
“
kn “ at the beginning
of a word.
Eg :
k
nock
- k
nee
- k
nife
- k
now
- k
nowledge
.
5)
“ L
“ is often silent
before “ d “ , “ f “ , “
k “ and
“ m
“ at the end of a
word.
Eg :
coul
d
–hal
f -
wal
k –
cal
m
.
6)
“ N
“ is silent in the
combination “ mn “
at the
end of each word.
Eg :
Autumn
-
damn
–
column
.
7)-
“ W
“ is silent in the
combination who
at the
beginning of each word.
Eg :
W
ho
- w
hom
- w
hole
.
8) –
“
W “ is also silent
in “ wr “
at the
beginning of each word.
Eg :
W
rite
- w
rong.
9) – “
GH
“ is silent in the
combination of these words.
Eg :
Although
-
daugh
ter -
nigh
t -
weigh
t -
heigh
t -
through
–
high
Activity : Cross or
underline the silent letters in the following
words:
Limb – whoever – dumb –
naughty – behalf – talk – known – tighten – plumber
–
Wreak – neighbour – chalk –
should –wrinkle – thumb – resign – consign – knot
–
hymn – solemn –
whose – straight – writing – calf – campaign - height –
light – sight.
___
.
Long&short vowels : / i / , / i: / and / e
/
Activity one
:
a
) Complete the phonetic transcription of the words below with
the sound :
/ i / as in bit or / i: /
as in cheese .
Activity two :listen
thenComplete the
phonetic transcription of the words with the
sounds with/
i /
or / e /.
You see /
write
|
You
say
(5)
|
-lettuce
-lipid
-liquid
-lemon
|
/ l. t. s /
/ l. p. d /
/ l .kw. d /
/ l.
m_
n
/
|
Activity two
:
Complete the phonetic
transcription of the words with the
sounds
/
i /
or / e /.
(6)
(7)
You see /
write
|
You
say
|
You see /
write
|
You
say
|
|
- sweets
-kiwis
-beans
-bitter
-figs
-protein
-tea
-wheat
|
/ s. w t s /
/ k .w. z /
/ b .n z /
/ b
.t_
/
/ f .g z /
/
pro
ut.
n/
/ t ./
/ w. t
/
|
-apricots
-berries
- peaches
-juicy
-meat
-milk
-steam
-tasty
|
/ eipr.
Ko
ts
/
/ b e r. z /
/ p
.t_
z
/
/ d
u: s.
/
/ m .t /
/ m .l k /
/ s t .m /
/ t e i s
t./
|
|
|