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Course Contents
Chapter Index
Sounds Index
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0 – Introduction
Vowel Sounds
Consonant Sounds
Consonant Articulation
Voicing
Vowel Spelling Introduction
IPA & Silent Letters
1 – Schwa /ə/
/ə/
/ə/ – Spelling to Sound
/ə/ – Function Words
Weak vs. Strong
American vs British < er >
2 – Short Vowels
/ɪ/
/ʊ/
/ɛ/
/ɒ/
/ʌ/
/a/
Spelling to Sound
Word Construction
Unusual Spellings
QUIZ I
QUIZ II
/ʌ/ in Northern English
3 – Long Vowels
/iː/
/uː/
/əː/
/ɔː/
/ɛː/
/ɑː/
Sound Selection
Common Words
Reduced Vowel Length
TRAP/BATH Split
4 – Diphthongs
/ɪə/
/eɪ/
/aʊ/
/əʊ/
/ʌɪ/
/ɔɪ/
Sound Selection
Word Construction
Expressions
/ʊə/
/ʊə/ Modern vs Traditional
5 – Fricatives
/f,v/
/θ,ð/
/s,z/
/ʃ,ʒ/
/h/
< th > Voicing
Homophones
< s > Endings
< th > Fronting
6 – Plosives & Affricates
/p,b/
/t,d/
/k,g/
/tʃ,dʒ/
[ʔ]
Silent Letters
/t/ vs [ʔ]
< ed > Endings
Cockney Glottal Stops
7 – Approximants
/w/
/j/
/r/
/l/
[ɫ]
Silent < r >
Linking /r/
Silent < l >
Clear /l/ vs Dark [ɫ]
Rhoticity
8 – Nasals & Clusters
/m/
/n/
/ŋ/
Syllabic Consonants
Initial Clusters
Final Clusters
Quiz
G Droppin’
