Course Contents

Course Contents

by | Jan 13, 2022 | Chapter Covers, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

– Vowel Sounds Introduction
– Consonant Sounds Introduction
– Consonant Articulation
– Voicing Introduction
– Vowel Spelling Introduction
– IPA & Silent Letters
– ‘Standard’ English

– /ə/
– /ə/ Spelling to Sound
– /ə/ Function Words
– Weak vs Strong
– American vs British < er >

– /ɪ/
– /ʊ/
– /ɛ/
– /ɒ/
– /ʌ/
– /a/
– Sound Selection
– Word Building
– Unusual Spellings
– QUIZ I
– QUIZ II
– /ʌ/ vs /ʊ/ in Northern English

– /iː/
– /uː/
– /əː/
– /ɔː/
– /ɛː/
– /ɑː/
– Sound Selection
– Common Words
– Reduced Vowels
– < a > TRAP/BATH Split

– /ɪə/
– /eɪ/
– /aʊ/
– /əʊ/
– /ʌɪ/
– /ɔɪ/
– Sound Selection
– Word Construction
– Expressions
– /ʊə/
– /ʊə/ Modern vs Traditional

– /f,v/
– /θ,ð/
– /s,z/
– /ʃ,ʒ/
– /h/
– Silent < h >
– < th > Voicing
– Homophones
– < s > Endings
– TH Fronting

– /p,b/
– /t,d/
– /k,g/
– /tʃ,dʒ/
– [ʔ]
– Silent Letters
– /t/ vs [ʔ]
– < ed > Endings
– Glottal Stops in Cockney

– /w/
– /r/
– /j/
– /l/
– [ɫ]
– Silent < r >
– Linking /r/
– Silent < l >
– Clear vs Dark /l/
– Rhotic vs Non-rhotic Accents

– /m/
– /n/
– /ŋ/
– Syllabic Consonants
– Initial Clusters
– Final Clusters
– IPA Cluster Quiz
– G Droppin’