Introduction to phonetics

Introduction to phonetics /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən tə /fəˈnetɪks//

/ ɛ /

/ r /

/ ʒ /

/ ð /

/ʤ/

/ tʃ /

/ ŋ /

/ dʒ /

/ θ /

Start

/ ʃ /

/ iː /

/ ɪ /

/ æ /

“Group different sounds”

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/æ/

/ɜː/

/eə/

/θ/

Click to group the words with the same sound

These words are pronounced /e/, /iː/ or /eɪ/.

BREATHE

BREAK

SWEAT

HEAD

SCREAM

WEALTH

STEAK

PEAK

Congratulations for your answers!

BREATH

GREAT

LEAPT

LEAP

Click to group the words with the same sound

These words are pronounced /ʌ/, /əʊ/ or /aʊ/.

DISCOUNT

ABOUT

SOUL

YOUNG

COUPLE

SOUTH

FOUL

SHOULDER

MOUNT

Congratulations for your anwswers!

SOUTHERN

ALTHOUGH

“Press the correct option”

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Press!

20

Click on each of the terms hidden by the moles and that contain the sound /iː/

Check your answers here!

Push down the moles containing the sound /iː/. Then, write don how many moles are still up on each line.

Click here to continue!

skuːl

/əˈkuːstɪk/

/fʊt/

/suːp/

/zuːm/

/luːp/

/gruːp/

/bʊk/

/njuː/

/skruː/

/ʃed/

/ʃud/

/nuː/

/tʃuː/

/kruː/

/θruː/

/ruːl/

/kəd/

/kʊd/

/tuːm/

/wʊlf/

/ˈwʊmən/

/luːz/

/truːθ/

/dʒuːn/

/ɪnˈkluːd/

/ruːd/

/ruːt/

/ʃʊk/

/nuːn/

/pruːf/

/tuːθ/

Push down the moles containing the sound /iː/. Then, write don how many moles are still up on each line.

“Voiced vs voiceless”

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The Phonetics Game

Start

The -ed ending is pronounced as

Danced

Boiled

Cleaned

Attached

“Working with diphtongs”

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[ɛə]

[ɪə]

[aɪ]

[eɪ]

[aʊ]

[ɔɪ]

Move the mobile phone to discover the phonetic transcription of the secret words and write them here

/əˈpɪə/

/ʧeɪnʤ/

check

/skweə/

/waɪt/

Excellent!

Please, continue to the next activity

“Who wants to be a millionaire”

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In which of the following words is the letter < i > not pronounced with the diphthong /ai/?

Idol

Identity

Imagination

Island

100 £

Correct!

100 £

100 £

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Oh no!

Try again!

Oh no!

Oh no!

In the following sentence:

The airport is close to your house and I have an early flight tomorrow. Could I sleep with you today?

The word "The" is pronounced as

/ðiː/

/ðə;/

/ðɛ/

/ðə/

200 £

Correct!

200 £

200 £

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Oh no!

Try again!

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Oh no!

“Find the intrusive word”

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Click the word on each line containing a different sound:

1- Mill, Wild, King, Sin, Whip 2- Spoil, Toy, Moist, Doing, Boy 3- Bull, Butcher, Push, Luck, Foot 4- Bear, Beard, Clear, Year, Dear 5- Treat, Meat, Health, Weak, Feast

Try again!

Well done!

check

“Word maze”

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Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!