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PHONETICS CAN NOT BE APPLIED 100%

But let's learn a few to bring changes in our speech.

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Rule OF /R/ at the end of word.

Rule of /R/ when it is in the middle.

Rule of guiding your tongue and mouth

Difference of /w/ and /v/.

Rule of /t/, /b/, /k/, /d/, /ch/, /p/, /g/, /j/

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Do you know what happens when two consonants come together?

What is the sound of /ed/ in verbs?

3. It sounds /d/ when words end with /l/ (strolled), /n/ (learned), /r/ (purred),/g/ (bugged), /v/ (loved), /s/ (closed), /z/ (buzzed), /b/(ddubbed), /m/ (stemmed)

2. It sounds /t/ when verbs end with /p/ (helped), /k/ (kicked), /sh/ (washed), /ch/ (watched), /se/ (increased), /x/ (fixed), /f/ (sniffed), /gh/ (laughed)

1. It sounds /id/ when the verb ends with /t/ or /d/. excited, decided, connected

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/d/

/t/

CLUBBED

HUNTED

/id/

BAMBOOZLED

CALLED

LAUGHED

OFFERED

FINISHED

HAUNTED

RENTED

COVERED

KILLED

CLAIMED

HIKED

PRETENDED

WANTED

HELPED

RUBBED

Directions: Read the following passage using the correct pronunciation for “ed” endings. Write (T) for a “t” sound, (ID) for an “id” sound, and (D) for a “d” sound in the space provided.

The bear jumped ( ) out of its cage and into the crowd. She must have realized ( ) that this was her best chance to escape. The bear’s trainer looked ( ) as though he were about to faint from the terror of it all; it seemed ( ) like his worst nightmare come true. He scrambled ( ) to his feet and started ( ) waving his hands and shouting to get the bear’s attention. She stopped ( ) her wild rampage only for a moment at the sound of her trainer’s pleas. She quickly turned ( ) back to the crowd and resumed ( ) knocking people to the floor. The trainer suddenly had an idea. He reached ( ) into his pocket and pulled ( ) from it a large chocolate covered ( ) treat – a known favorite of the bear. He shouted ( ) the bear's name once more and she turned ( ) to face him. She saw the treat and ran in full gallop towards him. He threw the treat into the cage and the bear followed ( ). He locked ( ) the door behind her and fell to the floor in relief. Apparently, the bear valued ( ) food more than freedom.

a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word

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Word Stress is the idea that in a word with more than one syllable, out of which one syllable will be stressed.

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SYLLABLE STRESS

HOW TO PRONOUNCE STRESS?

BASICS OF STRESS

PARTS OF SPEECH

COMPOUND WORDS

NOUNS

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VERBS

1st syllable centre, object

2ND Syllable admit, release

HOMOGRAPHS

VERBS

NOUNS

conFLICTdeFECT exPORT exTRACT perMIT reCORD

vs

CONflictDEfect EXport EXtract PERmit REcord

All these rules are not 100%

We do need to refer to dictionary to know more about word stress BUT some rules can be easily learnt.

SUFFIX RULES

The stress is going to be on the syllable right before the suffix. This applies to words of all syllable lengths.

able: DURable ial: fiNANcial cian: muSIcian ery: SCEnery ian: coMEdian ible: imPOSsible ic: TOpic

sion: classifiCAtionia: MEdia ient: inGREdient ious: mySTERious ish: ENglish osis: hypNOsis

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Words ending with 'er', 'ly'

SUFFIX RULES

Words ending in 'consonants' and in 'y'

stress in on the 1st syllableMANager, SIlently

1st syllable usually gets the stress.OPtimal, CLarity

Words that end in 'cy', 'ty', 'phy', 'gy' and 'al'.

Words ending in 'ade', 'ee', 'ese', 'que', 'ette', 'oon'

Stress on the 3rd from end syllabledeMOcracy, geOGraphy, ALlergy, NAUtical, CLArity, CRItical

primary stress on the SUFFIXlemonADE, agrEE, musktEER, JapanESE, uniQUE, cassETTE, ballOON

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Some more Rules

SHORT VOWEL

LONG VOWEL

MAGIC E concept

Ate Made Hate Bite

At Mad Hat Bit

SOFT C

HARD C

SOFT G

HARD G