vowel sound is a sound in which the air flow is unobstructed when the sound is made.

consonant sound is a sound in which the air flow is cut off, either partially or completely, when the sound is produced. semiwowel is a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant. monophthong is a vowel sound in which the tongue stays in one position during its pronunciation. diphthong is a vowel sound in which the tongue changes position to produce the sound of two vowels. triphthong a vowel sound in which the tongue changes position to produce the sound of three vowels. syllable is a word or a part of the word that has a vowel sound. closed syllable is a syllable in which a single vowel is followed by consonant. open syllable is a syllable ending with a single vowel. r-recontrolled syllable is a syllable in which the vowel(s) is followed by the single letter r. vowel team syllable is a syllable containing two letters that together make one vowel sound. vowel-silent e syllable is a syllable with the long vowel-consonant-silent e pattern. consonant+le syllable is an unaccented final syllable countaining a consonant plus le. words stress is the stress accent on the syllables of individual words either in a sentence or in isolation. intonation is the sound changes produced by the rise and fall of the voice during speech, especially when this has an effect on the meaning of what is said. pitch is the degree of height of voice in speech. sentence stress the stress given to a word or words in a sentence. rhythm is a regular recurrence and unstressed syllables at definite intervals. content words are those words that have the most stress: nouns,verbs,adjectives,adverbs,pronouns. function words are those words that are weaker and shorter: auxiliary verbs, preposition, conjunctions, possessive adj.. linking is the linking of final consonant sound to the initial consonant of the next word without any pause between them. reduction
Greetings hi! how are you? hows Jack? hello, howve you been? hello? Hello? jack! you are back! Introduction Harry, this is Mary nice to meet you Im glad to meet you, Ive heard so much about you! whats your name, where are you whats your first name, how do Saying goodbye Good-bye, good-bye have a nice weekend its getting late it was nice seeing you again good-bye Harry, say hello to Mary were going to miss you giving and receiving compliments you look wonderful today thats a nice sweater I like your gloves you look marvelous, you havent you speak English very well Im afraid my English is not very

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