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FUN WITH PHONETICS
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THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (IPA)
What is it?• It’s based on a set of symbols• The symbols represent all the sounds in theEnglish language• Each sound is known as a phoneme.
/i:/ /ə/ /ð/
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WHY LEARN THE PHONETIC ALPHABET TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH?
• To pronounce the words according to their sound and not their spelling• To sound more natural• To be better understood
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WHERE CAN I FIND THE PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF
WORDS?
• In most English Language dictionaries
• American English and British English phonetics are featured because they can be different.
merriam-webster.comdictionary.cambridge.org
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PHONEMIC CHART
• The ‘phonemic chart’ is a set of symbols that represent all the 44 sounds in spoken English.
• Vowels, consonants and diphthongs
• Learn a few sounds at a time
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PHONEMIC CHART
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PHONEMES REVIEW
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PHONEME
• /ə/ - also known as the Schwa as in “water” or “the”.
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EXAMPLES OF VOWELSPHONEMES
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PHONEMEɅ
/ʌ/ as in “up” or “cup”
• Short voiced sound• Voiced means that we are using our vocal cords,
we are making a sound• Usually associated with the letter “u• Under, until, much, such.
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PHONEME
/ɜː/ as in “bird” or “word” is a long voiced sound
It is similar to the /ə/ sound, but the two dots mean that it is a longer sound /ɜ:/ and not /ə/.
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PHONEME
•Usually associated with the letters:• “e-r” – person• “o-r” - world• “u-r” - turn• “i-r” - first
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LET’S PRACTICE TOGETHER!
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1. What sound can you hear in the word “hurt”?a) /ɜː/b) /ʌ/
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ANSWER IN THE COMMENTS BELOW
2. What sound can you hear in the word “butter”?
a) /ɜː/b) /ʌ/
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3. What’s the difference between the sounds /ɜ:/ and /ə/ ?
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