133 Pronunciation A-Z
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These Activities are designed to help you improve your pronunciation and communication skills in English. Whether you have a strong grasp of grammar and vocabulary or not, clear pronunciation is essential for effective communication. Through these activities, you will learn the nuances of English speech, including elision, simplification, intonation, stress, and rhythm, and develop the ability to understand spoken English. Additionally, you will gain a deeper understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols and improve your pronunciation, making you a more confident and effective communicator in the English language.
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/ b / in Bubble
Activate the consonant sound / b / in Bubble. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / b /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / b / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / b / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / b / sound correctly. The / b / sound is a voiced bilabial plosive made by completely blocking the air flow with the lips and then releasing it explosively. The / b / sound on the chart is shown in green, which means that it is voiced. Each of the voiced sounds on the first two rows of consonants make up an unvoiced and a voiced pair. The only difference between the unvoiced and voiced pairs is the use of the vocal cords while saying them.
/ d / in Duck
Activate the consonant sound / d / in Duck. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / d /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / d / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / d / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / d / sound correctly. The / d / sound is a voiced alveolar plosive made by blocking the air flow with the tongue on the alveolar ridge and then releasing it explosively. The / d / sound on the chart is shown in green, which means that it is voiced. Each of the consonant sounds on the first two rows of consonants make up an unvoiced and a voiced pair. The only difference between the unvoiced and voiced pairs is the use of the vocal cords while saying them.
/ dʒ / in Jam
Activate the consonant sound / dʒ / in Jam. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / dʒ /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / dʒ / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / dʒ / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / dʒ / sound correctly. The / dʒ / sound is a voiced postalveolar affricate made by blocking the air flow with the tip of the tongue behind the alveolar ridge with the front of the tongue bunched up towards the palate. The air is released over the sharp end of the teeth to cause high-frequency turbulence. The / dʒ / sound on the chart is shown in green, which means that it is voiced. This voiced postalveolar affricate consonant sound has these letter combinations: J, G, GE, DG, DGE, DJ, and rarely DI, GG, and DE.
/ f / in Fan and / v / in Van
Activate the consonant sounds / f / in fan and the / v / in van. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sounds / f / and / v /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / f / and / v / sounds. We will look at lots of words which have the / f / and / v / sounds in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / f / and / v / sounds correctly. The / f / and the / v / sound are labiodental fricatives made by disrupting the air flow through a narrow channel formed by the lips and teeth and thereby causing turbulence. The / f / sound on the chart is shown in blue, which means it is unvoiced, while the / v / sound is shown in green, which means that it is voiced. Letter Combinations for / f / - This unvoiced labiodental fricative has these combinations: F, FF, PH, and GH.
/ g / in Gun
Activate the consonant sound / g / in Gun. In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / g /. We will look at the letter combinations that give the / g / sound. We will look at lots of words which have the / g / sound in them. Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / g / sound correctly. The / g / sound is a voiced velar plosive made by blocking the air flow with the back of the tongue pressed up against the soft, back part of the roof of the mouth and then releasing it explosively. The / g / sound on the chart is shown in green, which means that it is voiced. Letter Combinations for / g / - This voiced velar plosive has these combinations: G, GG, GH, GU, and X.
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