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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

 

             /t/                                         

         /d/

                /id/

 

 

 

__ – 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./