Pronunciation Foundations 2015-1 Rev 3 Student Weeks 9-15

Week 9
Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

How to Improve your Pronunciation
Pronunciation Elective 2015-1 WSU
Professor Paul R. Friesen
Week 9
Objective
Students will understand the schwa and how syllable stress can
change meanings.
Outcomes
Students will understand the schwa through exercises.
Students will strengthen their understanding of syllables and stress in relation to

their pronunciation rhythm.
Process
Students will view video related to listening.
Students will practice with worksheets.
Students will increase understanding through a game.
Students will be will be challenged to use their rhythm through writing a

conversation.

Day 1
Review the test points
Worksheet Vowel exercises
Team challenge conversation
Day 2
Stress in two-syllable words Unit 28 and 37
Review the worksheet on syllable stress
Play a game copy two-sided and have students
fill out their own game with words
from the week.

Schwa The Invisible Vowel Sound.

The schwa // is the most important sound in English for three simple reasons:
It is always weak
It is the most common vowel sound (1 in every 3 vowels we say is a schwa)
It is neutral the tongue lips and jaw are relaxed.

The key problem for learners of English pronunciation, is that the schwa is also invisible!
It can be spelt with any of the vowels of English:
a as in amazing /mez/
e as in father /f:/
i as in lentil /lentl/
o as in computer /kmpju:t/
u as in supply /spla/
How can a student of English master the schwa sound?
Firstly, learn to pronounce it. Relax the jaw, lips and tongue and say //.
(Download the free sample of The Sound of English to hear it).
Secondly, look for the stress in a word the schwa is never stressed, it will only appear
on weak syllables.
Thirdly, make friends with your dictionary. The IPA transcriptions will show you exactly
where to pronounce the schwa eg. /f:/
Fourthly, listen carefully. Remember that one in three vowels in English speech is a
schwa, so try and train your ear to hear it.
EXERCISE
In the following words there is one schwa sound can you spot where it is? If you
cannot, use a dictionary to help:
alert
cupboard
corrupt
submit
perhaps
ankle
fossil
London
collide
water
persist
compile

Schwa is covered extensively in The Sound of English as a sound and a structure of speech.
Clear English /
Vowel Exercises - Page 9
B: Practice saying the following questions and giving the answers.

1. Is it a big cat?
No, it's a dog.
2. Is it a big cut?
No, it's not too deep.
3. What's a buck?
It's one dollar.
4. What's a book?
The thing you read.
5. Was it cut?
No, it was broken.
6. Was it caught?
No, it's still free.
7. What's a skull?
It's the protection for your brain.
8. What's a school?
It's a place for learning.
9. Do you need many?
No, I only need a few.
10. Do you need money?
Yes, I need ten dollars.
11. What's a goal?
It's an aim or purpose. (Not porpoise)
12. What's a gull?
It's a seabird.

A. Hey! I see something crossing the street. Did you see it?
B. Yeah! Is it a cat?1
A. No, it is a dog. A small dog. Was it caught?2
B. No, it's still free. ________________?
C: Practice contrasting the columns of words. (The pronunciation of the E / i)

He
Him
1. read
2. teach
3. reach
4. bean
5. speak
6. needle
7. seem
8. keep
9. thief
10. cream
11. theme
12. spleen
gift
picnic
nickel
little
Britain
symbol
syllable
myth
pickle
simple
list
hiss
D. Practice saying the following questions and their answers.

1. Why did you sleep?
I was tired.
2. Why did you slip?
The floor was wet.

Challenge: Team of 2 persons

Write a 10 Question / Answer conversation using
some of these combinations.
The focus is on using the E and the i sounds in the words. Use the vocabulary in
the columns above. Students must add things to the conversation to make it fit
the idea to follow. Underline the words as you use them.
This should be about 1-2 A4 pages 12 point font and sent to your professor.
(Choice of an in-class activity or homework video.)
A: Why did you sleep?
B:
I was tired. I slipped on some cream.
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B: _________________________________________________________________________________
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American English..Single Vowel Sounds

http://www.fonetiks.org/engsou2am.html
the, a, seven, letter, calendar, an, and, but, madam, normal, ocean, Arab, comedy,
courageous, nation, woman, around, controversy, circuitous, to, at, from, for*
bird, heard, herd, work, world, were, curl, urge, girl, early, firm, circuit
beat, seat, sheet, receive, brief, pier, fear, seizure, obscene, here, hear, beer,
serene, prenatal, breathe, the (before vowels), leisure, we, he, she
bit, kit, mint, hill, hymn, women, it, which, av(e)rage, cyclical, bicycle, pretty,
forage, pigeon, lettuce, busy, business, build, Jesus's, mountain, waited, beloved
bet, let, set, weather, whether, when, pleasure, measure, friend, breath, ahead,
instead, feather, realm
air, where, wear, there, their, they're, various, pear, welfare, fair, aware, hair, care,
scare, scarce, square
bat, cat, hat, add, madam, and (strong form), back, have, can, can't, ask
bad, mad, sad, glad, man, ma'am, land, fast, last, rather, class, half, halve
father, palm, balm, calm
cart, heart, arm, radar, hard, charm, guard
but (strong form), putt, cup, some, mother, come, other, above, shovel, love,
enough, tough ('gh' = 'f')
should, put, good, would, could, wood, wool, woman, wolf

shoe, to ('strong' form), two, too, true, food, wooed, lieutenant, chew, cruise, new,
knew, flu, you, who, whose, sue, through, poor, moor, tour, sure, dour
cot, hot, dog, got, God, on, from (final), what, walk, controversy, caught,
bought, taught, ought**
more, mourn, tore, door, four, sore, roar, pour, pore
* This is the commonest sound in the English language, called the

Schwa. "To", "the", "at", "from" and "for" are pronounced like this
except at the end of a phrase, in which case the 'strong' form (Eg 'to'
rhyming with 'shoe') may be used. The strong forms of "the" (rhyming
with "tea") and "to" may also be used before a vowel. The strong forms
of "and" and "but" are used for emphasis. See Other Sounds to hear
Schwas in a sentence.

Day 2







Week 10
Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Week 10
Objective
Students will understand the stress and rhythm to use when a
consonant is in the joined to other words.
Outcomes
Students will understand the consonant stress both in the front and end
of words.

Process
Students will view video related to pronunciation of consonants.
Students will practice with worksheets.
Students will increase understanding through a game.
Students will be challenged to use their rhythm when joining words.

Day 1
Review the team challenge conversation
Oh, no snow!
Unit 24
Listening quiz handout one sheet for students to be

copied
Review the video Consonant Clusters

Go goal gold Unit 25
Day 2
Pets enter, pet center
Unit 38
Video --How to Pronounce Stop Consonants

After eight, after rate
Unit 39



This is a 4-part section to test the students ability to determine the sounds. Copy
ONLY section 4 for the student to read out loud.
Option is to have one student say part 1 for the class. Have students write what
they hear. See how correct they are. DO NOT GIVE THEM THE WORDS.
Wait and Gate
Part 1: Recognition:
Number 1 to 6. Ill say 3 words, which is different (1,2, or 3)
Example: wait gate wait

1. won won gun
2. wood good wood
3. ways gaze gaze
4. gill will will
5. wane gain wane
6. row rogue rogue
Part 2: Recognition: Which do you hear?

Ill say a word. Is it W or
G sound?
Example: wait
1. gird
2. Way
3. Wail
4. wizard
5. girth
6. Doughy
7. Ogre
8. gobble
Part 3: Which do you hear?

1. a. Did you see the gizzard?
b. Did you see the wizard?
2. a. Whats its worth?
b. Whats its girth?
3. a. She got a nice wig.
b. She got a nice gig.
4. a. They wave to everyone.
b. They gave to everyone.
5. a. What is this wage for?
b. What is this gage for?

QUIZ
Photocopy for students
Section 1 Spell what you hear

1______ 2______ 3______ 4______ 5_____ 6_____
Section 2 W or G
1______ 2______ 3______ 4______ 5_____ 6_____
Section 3 What do you hear
___ gird
___ girth
___ way ___ wail ___ wizard

___ doughy ___ ogre
___ gobble
Part 4: Sentences to practice

1. They met their guests at the door and invited them in.
2. How many ways can we say we love you?
3. They were thoroughly geared up for the marathon.
4. The cookies they made were rather gooey.
5. Some people like to eat chicken gizzards.
6. He saw a large cougar in the mountains.
7. She only knows a few words in that language.



Week 11
Week 11 Joining Words / Triple consonants

Week 11
Objective
Students will understand the stress and rhythm to use when a
consonant is in the joined to other words.
Outcomes
of words.

Process
Students will view video related to intonation when expressing surprise.

Students will view video related to intonation when linking the K to a voiced
consonant.
Students will practice with worksheets on pronunciation with triple consonants, ch cc wh
qu ck rh gh amb imb omb umb
Students will increase understanding through a game

Link Maze and Dont tell me?
Students will be challenged to use their rhythm when joining words.

Day 1
View the movie:
How to Link K to a Voiced Consonant
Review Units 40 and 41
Game Link Maze (Photocopy game board)
Day 2
View the movie:

Intonation_ Expressing Surprise (Part 5)
Review Unit 32 - Dont look now
Triple Consonant words w/ word maze
View the movie:
Evening Plans
Game: Dont tell me (copy the two sheets)

Movie emphasis is review for the final test intonation and stress.

Day 1





Day 2
Triple Consonant Blend Word Endings -NCH, -TCH, -RCH
Lets get technical!
There are 26 letters in the alphabet.
A E I O U are the vowels (and sometimes Y). The rest are consonants.
The most usual sound of CH by itself in words is chuh:
Examples: Charlie had a chop and the children had chicken and chips.
CH - can sound like kuh in words that have come into English from Greek
Examples: ache, chorus, character
CH - can sound like shuh in words that have come into English from French
Examples: machine chauffeur champagne
Combined with a third consonant in -tch, -nch and -rch, the same thing applies.
Most commonly, the chuh sound is blended with the, t, n, or r but
occasionally the other pronunciation is possible:
Example: architect ( ar keh tect)
Another point is that words ending with -tch, -nch, -rch add -es to make plurals ditches, branches, marches.
See Worksheet The CH Sound for the three sounds of CH.
Exercise 1 : Words with -nch

lunch French drenched munching
hunch quench lynch inches
crunch wrench henchmen branch

Fill the gaps with a suitable word from the box above:
1. It made me feel hungry to watch him - - - - - - - - on a big sandwich and I
decided I had to have some - - - - - quickly.
2. In the storm, a heavy - - - - - - fell off the tree, just - - - - - - from where she
was standing.
3. I had a - - - - - he would turn up as soon as food was mentioned.
4. His German is excellent and he speaks quite fluent - - - - - -.
5. The order was given to - - - - - - all lights in case the enemy would discover
them.
6. They came in out of the rain, totally - - - - - - - - and in a foul humour.
7. I like an apple with plenty of - - - - - -.
8. Every time I go to do a job, I find he had pinched my tools and Im short a
screwdriver or a - - - - - -.
9. The police were waiting and arrested him and his - - - - - - - - as soon as they
appeared.
10. 10. The crowd was so angry that the police were afraid they would - - - - them if they could not get them away in time.

Exercise 2 Word Find -Words with -tch

Find the words in the grid.
The words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, and forwards or backwards.*
1. butcher 2. kitchen 3. stretch 4. fetch
9. botch
10. watch
11. Crutch
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5. hitch 6. scratch 7. catch 8. Scotch

12. Dutch 13. itch 14. Clutches
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View the movie listen and note the stress in the

sentences.

Week 12

Week 12
Objective
Students will understand the stress and rhythm to use when
emphasizing details.
Outcomes
of words.

Process
Students will view videos related to thought groups.
Students will begin their script writing for the final using related materials.

Day 1
View the movie:
Lesson 7a - THOUGHT GROUPS - English
Final test script writing.
Students should plan and write their script to
include thought groups and contrasting
alternatives.
Day 2
View the movie:

Lesson 7b - THOUGHT GROUPS
Students should plan and write their script to
include corrections and important words.

Day 1




Day 2



Week 13
Week 13 Emphasis / Prepare for test

Week 13
Objective
Students will understand what is required in the final test in terms
of script and speaking.
Outcomes
Students will write more on their script to include ideas found in the
chapters studied.
Students will practice their intonation and stress of their script.
Process
Students will view video related to stress patterns and conversation.
All free time will require students to continue working on their

script for review and counseling related to stress and intonation.

Day 1
View the movie:
Lesson 8a - STRESS PATTERNS
Students will add elements of this chapter to their
script.
Day 2
View the movie:

ESL PRONUNCIATION EXERCISE_ Free Time American English
Students will add elements of this chapter to their
script.

Day 1




Day 2



Week 14
Week 14 Test Script correction and review

Week 14
Objective
Students will focus on the writing and speaking of their script.
Outcomes
Students will understand the rubric and the problems they have in
intonation and communication.
Students will strengthen their understanding though practicing for the final test.
Process
Students will view a video.

Students will practice reading their script to correct intonation and stress.
Week 14 Test Script correction and review

Day 1
View the movie:
Problems with English pronunciation FUNNY
Review their script and practice intonation and
stress for the final.
Day 2
Review their script and practice intonation and
stress for the final.
The final day before the test.
Week 15
Week 15 The Final Test

Week 15
The Final test
Script - email to professor
Reading of Script
recorded by professor.
Rubric scored by professor
Points 40
Script 10 / 40
Inclusion of all elements Length
Drama 30 / 40
o Balanced roles
o Balanced questions and
responses
o Correct stress and rhythm
o Correct syllabication
o Adequate emotion and action
Extras
Foundation videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLHr1_EVtQ 5 techniques to speak any language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0 How to learn a language in 6 months
Quizzes
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quiznet/pdfs/73_stress_patterns.pdf
http://www.eslgold.com/pronunciation/pronunciation_links.html
Pronunciation Dictionary
http://www.embedplus.com/dictionary/how-to-pronounce-words-and-use-them.aspx
About.com
Word stress changes meaning (article)
http://esl.about.com/cs/pronunciation/a/a_wordstress.htm
Intonation and stress (article)

http://esl.about.com/od/speakingadvanced/a/timestress.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/a/tstress.htm
(stress types)
Pronunciation - Practicing Stress and Intonation

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blstress.htm
Sound Scripting - Word Stress and Intonation

http://esl.about.com/od/speakingadvanced/a/sscripting.htm
http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-Speech/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKDKH257j18&list=PL69B9CC7C45BC8C5E
http://wwwstatic.kern.org/filer/cipdManilaWebsite/fasttrackresourcedocuments/Vowel_Pattern_COM
PLETE.pdf
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/esl-for-adults
http://www.manythings.org/
http://www.eslgold.com/pronunciation/pronunciation_links.html
r and l
http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2415/
Listen & Repeat: 68 Words with R /r/
69 Two-Syllable Words Accented on the First Syllable
72 Two-Syllable Words Accented on the Second Syllable
Pronunciation: 40 Two-syllable Words Ending with /r/
Listen & Repeat: 33 Words with R /r/
Listen & Repeat: 29 Words with R /r/ there, where, care,
Listen & Repeat: 28 Words with R /ar/ are, part, large,
Words with the OW /a/ Diphthong Part 1 49 Words (now, how, wow, )
Words with the OW /a/ Diphthong Part 2 37 Words (plow, bow, brow, )
Listen & Repeat: 60 Words That End With P
114 Words with the /st/ Consonant Cluster
60 Minimal Pairs in 4 Minutes (Listen and Repeat)
Pronunciation Workout: UH (Look), ah (Luck), EWE (Luke) (By Steve Ford)

going to ~ gonna
http://www.manythings.org/voa/classroom/
--- ing
wanna
Pronunciation of Back Vowels
Minimal Pair: Battle-Bottle
Pronunciation of Questions vs. Statements
Pronouncing the Soft T (The T Sounds Like D)
Consonant Blends: sp, nk, cr, sm,
How to Pronounce L (By L. Balazer)
websites for pronunciation
http://www.englishmeeting.com/resources/
Minimal pairs
website for the audio
http://www.rong-chang.com/mjc/pronunciation/
Practice
http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=work&submit=Submit
http://www.spokenenglish.org/
Dictation
http://www.dictationsonline.com/
http://www.dictationsonline.com/english/2preintermediate/10gist.html
FONETIKS.org
http://www.fonetiks.org/
chart of sounds with dictation
ship or sheep minimal practice chart
http://www.shiporsheep.com/
American English paragraphs etc
Single vowel sounds
the schwa sound (other sounds)
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teaching-schwa
Stress and intonation
voice and voiceless
3 vowel sounds
2 vowel sounds
(article)
final -ed
http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/RoyHerburgerElementary/MrsYuen/pronunciation_ed_esl.pdf
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Pronouncing%20ED%20endings.pdf
literacy tools
ch
http://www.literacytools.ie/pages/actions/viewPdfFile.cfm?pId=185
ph
th
wh
triple consonant
Jokes an alternate to fill in time or change a participation activity
One of the best ways to study English is through jokes. Stories can be long and complicated, and by the
time you get to the end, you realize that you missed some crucial element in the very beginning, so the
whole book doesn't make any sense. With a joke, however, you read a couple of lines and either
you get it or you don't.
1.
A guy walks into a bar with a newt on his shoulder. "What do you call that?", asks the bartender. "I call him
Tiny, because he's my newt!"
2.
A skeleton walks into a bar and says, "Gimme a beer, and a mop."
3.
A soccer ball walks into a bar. The bartender kicked him out.
4.
A magician walks down an alley and turns into a bar.
5.
A neutron walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender sets the beer down and says, "For you, no
charge!"
6.
Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender asks, "Olive or twist?"
7.
A man walks into a bar ... says, "Ow!"
8.
A mushroom walks into a bar and the bartender says "We don't serve your kind here." and the mushroom
says - "Why not? I'm a fungi."
9.
Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender asks, "Would you like a beer?" Descartes replies, "I think not",
then disappeared.
10. A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

11. A pony walks into a bar and coughs, "Hey, COUGH. Gimme a bu COUGH a beer COUGH. The bartender
serves him and says, "What's with your voice?" The pony says, "Nothing, I'm just a little hoarse."
12. A guy walks into a bar with jumper cables. The bartender says, "You can come in, but don't start anything!"
13. A priest, a rabbi, a nun, a doctor, an engineer and a blond walk into a bar. The bartender says, "Hey, what
is this, some kind of a joke?"
14. A professor walks into a bar and orders a double martinous. The bartender says, "you mean a double
martini?" The professor says, "If I want more than one I'll ask for it."
15. An Irishman walks out of a bar. Hey, it COULD happen!
16. A dyslexic guy walks into a bra.
17. A man walks into a bar and says, "Give me a beer before problems start!" Again, the man orders a beer
again saying, "Give me a beer before problems start!" The bartender looks confused. This goes on for a
while, and after the fifth beer the bartender is totally confused and asks the man, "When are you going to
pay for these beers?" The man answers, "Ah, now the problems start!"
18. A man tried to pay for a drink with a $5 bill. The bartender says "you can't use that here." The man says
"Why not?" The bartender says "because this is a singles bar."
19. A blind man walks into a bar with his seeing eye dog. He lifts the dog up and swings him around over his
head by the tail. The bartender says "Hey, man! What are you doing?" He says, "Oh, I'm just looking
around."
Section 2
20. After a Beer Festival in London, all the brewery presidents decided to go out for a beer. Corona's president
sits down and says, "Seor, I would like the world's best beer, a Corona." The bartender takes a bottle from
the shelf and gives it to him. Then Budweiser's president says, "I'd like the best beer in the world, give me
'The King Of Beers', a Budweiser." The bartender gives him one. Coors' president says, "I'd like the best
beer in the world, the only one made with Rocky Mountain spring water, give me a Coors." He gets it. The
guy from Guinness sits down and says, "Give me a Coke." The other brewery presidents look over at him
and ask, "Why aren't you drinking a Guinness?" and the Guinness president replies, "Well, if you guys aren't
drinking beer, neither will I."
21. A man walks into a bar and the bartender asks him "What'll you have?". The guy answers, "A scotch,
please". The bartender hands him the drink, and says "That'll be five dollars", to which he replies "What are
you talking about? I don't owe you anything for this". A lawyer, sitting nearby and overhearing the
conversation, then says to the bartender, "You know, he's got you there. In the original offer, which
constitutes a binding contract upon acceptance, there was no stipulation of remuneration". The bartender's
not impressed, but says to the guy, "Okay, you beat me for a drink. But don't ever let me catch you in here
again". The next day, same guy walks into the bar. Bartender says, "What the heck are you doing in here? I
can't believe you've got the audacity to come back!". The guy says "What are you talking about? I've never
been in this place in my life", to which the bartender replies "I'm very sorry, but it's uncanny. You must
have a double." To which the guy replies "Thank you! Make it a scotch."
22. A man goes into a bar with a giraffe, they both get a couple of rounds in. When they get up to leave they're
extremely drunk and the giraffe passes out and falls over. The man opens the door, about to leave by
himself, when the bartender stops him suddenly and says, "Hey! You can't leave that lyin' there!" The man
turns around and slurs, "Don't be silly, that's not a lion, that's a giraffe!"
23. A piece of rope walks into a bar and the bartender says, "We don't serve your kind." The rope goes outside,
ties himself in a knot and frays one end of himself. He walks back into the bar and the bartender says,
"Weren't you just in here?" The rope replies, "No, I'm a frayed knot."
24. A man runs into a bar and asks the barkeep, "Give me ten shots of your best whisky." The bartender sets
up the ten glasses. The man starts drinking them as quickly as the bartender serves them. The bartender
asks, "Why are you drinking so fast?" "You'd drink fast too, if you had what I have." The bartender asks,
"What do you have?" "Seventy cents."
25. A man walks out of a bar and meets a policeman. "Hey," the policeman says, "your eyes are bloodshot,
have you been drinking Bloody Mary's?" "Well," the man says, "your eyes are glazed, have you been eating
donuts?"
26. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road."
27. A penguin walks into a bar, goes to the counter, and asks the bartender, "Have you seen my brother?" The
bartender asks, "I don't know, what does he look like?"
28. A termite walks into a bar and asks, "Is the bartender here?"
29. A hamburger walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve food in here."
30. A dog with his leg wrapped in bandages hobbles into a saloon. He sidles up to the bar and announces: "I'm
lookin' fer the man that shot my paw."
31. A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, "So, why the long face?"
32. A guy walks into a bar, sits down and hears a small voice say, "You look nice today." A few minutes later he
again hears a small voice, "That's a nice shirt." The guy asks the bartender, "Who is that?" The bartender
says, "Those are the peanuts. They're complimentary!"
33. A bear walked into a bar and says, "I'll have a beer......and some of those peanuts." The bartender says,
"Why the big pause?"
34. A grasshopper hops into a bar. The bartender says, "You're quite a celebrity around here. We've even got a
drink named after you." The grasshopper says, "You've got a drink named Steve?"
35. A goldfish walks into a bar and looks at the bartender. The bartender asks, "What can I get you?" The
goldfish says, "Water."
36. Shakespeare walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a beer. "I can't serve you." says the bartender.
"You're Bard!"
37. A leprechaun walks into a bar. The bartender serves him and says, "That'll be $2.50." The leprechaun puts
two dollar bills on the bar and starts walking away. The barkeep shouts, "You're a little short!"
38. A man walks into a bar and sits down next to a lady and a dog. The man asks, "Does your dog bite?". The
lady answers, "Never!" The man reaches out to pet the dog and the dog bites him. The man says, "I
thought you said your dog doesn't bite!" The woman replies, "He doesn't. This isn't my dog."
39. A guy walks into a bar and there is a horse behind the bar serving drinks. The guy is just staring at the
horse, when the horse says, "What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a horse serving drinks
before?" The guy says, "No, I never thought the parrot would sell the place."
40. A cowboy walks into a bar. Upon leaving, he realizes that someone has painted his horse. The cowboy yells,
"Which one of you painted my horse?" A seven foot tall hulk of a man says, menacingly, "I did." The
cowboy realizes he is in trouble and replies, "Why, thank you - the first coat's dry!"
41. A man walks into a bar with a dog. The bartender says, "Hey buddy, can't you read that sign? It says no
dogs allowed! Get that mutt out of here!" The man replies, "No, I can't read the sign - I'm blind, and this is
my seeing eye dog." The bartender is embarrassed and gives the man a beer on the house. Later that day,
the guy is telling his friend about it: "I told him I was blind and I got a free beer!" The friend then takes his
dog into the bar and sits down, and the bartender says, "The sign says no dogs allowed! You'll have to
leave!" The friend says, "Sorry, I can't see the sign because I'm blind, and this is my seeing eye dog." The
bartender replies, "Since when do they give out Chihuahuas as seeing eye dogs?" The man says, "They
gave me a Chihuahua?"
42. A man walked into a bar holding an alligator. He asked the bartender, "Do you serve lawyers here?" The
bartender said, "Yes, we do!" "Good," replied the man. "Give me a beer, and I'll have a lawyer for my
alligator."
1)
Dearest creature in creation,
25)
One, anemone, Balmoral,
2)
Study English pronunciation.
26)
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;
3)
I will teach you in my verse
27)
Gertrude, German, wind and mind,
28)
Scene, Melpomene, mankind.
29)
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
30)
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
31)
Blood and flood are not like food,
32)
Nor is mould like should and would.
33)
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
34)
Toward, to forward, to reward.
35)
And your pronunciation's OK
36)
When you correctly say croquet,
37)
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,
38)
Friend and fiend, alive and live.
39)
Ivy, privy, famous; clamour
4)
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and
worse.
5)
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
6)
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
7)
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
8)
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
9)
Just compare heart, beard, and heard,
10)
Dies and diet, lord and word,
11)
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.
12)
(Mind the latter, how it's written.)
13)
Now I surely will not plague you
14)
With such words as plaque and ague.
15)
But be careful how you speak:
40)
And enamour rhymes with hammer.
16)
Say break and steak, but bleak and
streak;
41)
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,
17)
Cloven, oven, how and low,
42)
Doll and roll and some and home.
18)
Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.
43)
Stranger does not rhyme with anger,
19)
Hear me say, devoid of trickery,
44)
Neither does devour with clangour.
20)
Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore,
45)
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,
21)
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,
22)
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
23)
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
24)
Solar, mica, war and far;
46)
Font, front, wont, want, grand, and
grant,
47)
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,
48)
And then singer, ginger, linger,
49)
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and
gauge,
74)
Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.
75)
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,
76)
Senator, spectator, mayor.
77)
Tour, but our and succour, four.
78)
Gas, alas, and Arkansas.
79)
Sea, idea, Korea, area,
80)
Psalm, Maria, but malaria.
50)
Marriage, foliage, mirage, and age.
51)
Query does not rhyme with very,
52)
Nor does fury sound like bury.
53)
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
54)
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
55)
Though the differences seem little,
56)
We say actual but victual.
81)
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and
clean.
57)
Refer does not rhyme with deafer.
82)
Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
58)
Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer.
83)
Compare alien with Italian,
59)
Mint, pint, senate and sedate;
84)
Dandelion and battalion.
60)
Dull, bull, and George ate late.
85)
Sally with ally, yea, ye,
61)
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
86)
Eye, I, ay, aye, whey, and key.
62)
Science, conscience, scientific.
87)
Say aver, but ever, fever,
63)
Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
88)
Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.
64)
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.
89)
Heron, granary, canary.
65)
We say hallowed, but allowed,
90)
Crevice and device and aerie.
66)
People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
91)
Face, but preface, not efface.
67)
Mark the differences, moreover,
92)
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.
68)
Between mover, cover, clover;
93)
Large, but target, gin, give, verging,
69)
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,
94)
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.
70)
Chalice, but police and lice;
95)
Ear, but earn and wear and tear
71)
Camel, constable, unstable,
96)
Do not rhyme with here but ere.
72)
Principle, disciple, label.
97)
Seven is right, but so is even,
73)
Petal, panel, and canal,
98)
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,
99)
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,
100)
Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.
101)
Pronunciation -- think of Psyche!
102)
Is a paling stout and spikey?
103)
Won't it make you lose your wits,
104)
Writing groats and saying grits?
105)
It's a dark abyss or tunnel:
106) Strewn with stones, stowed, solace,

gunwale,
107)
Islington and Isle of Wight,
108)
Housewife, verdict and indict.
109)
Finally, which rhymes with enough?
110) Though, through, plough, or dough, or

cough?
111)
Hiccough has the sound of cup.
112)
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Week 9

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Students will understand the schwa through exercises.

Students will strengthen their understanding of syllables and stress in relation to

Students will view video related to listening.

Students will practice with worksheets.

Students will increase understanding through a game.

Students will be will be challenged to use their rhythm through writing a

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Schwa The Invisible Vowel Sound.

It is the most common vowel sound (1 in every 3 vowels we say is a schwa)

It is neutral the tongue lips and jaw are relaxed.

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Vowel Exercises - Page 9

B: Practice saying the following questions and giving the answers.

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

C: Practice contrasting the columns of words. (The pronunciation of the E / i)

D. Practice saying the following questions and their answers.

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Challenge: Team of 2 persons

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

American English..Single Vowel Sounds

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

* This is the commonest sound in the English language, called the

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 9 Schwa / 2 syllable

Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Students will strengthen their understanding of syllables and stress in relation to

Students will view video related to pronunciation of consonants.

Students will practice with worksheets.

Students will increase understanding through a game.

Students will be challenged to use their rhythm when joining words.

Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Listening quiz handout one sheet for students to be

Review the video Consonant Clusters

Video --How to Pronounce Stop Consonants

Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Week 10 consonants at the start / end of syllables

Number 1 to 6. Ill say 3 words, which is different (1,2, or 3)

Example: wait gate wait

2. wood good wood

3. ways gaze gaze

4. gill will will

5. wane gain wane

6. row rogue rogue

Part 2: Recognition: Which do you hear?

Part 3: Which do you hear?

b. Did you see the wizard?

2. a. Whats its worth?

b. Whats its girth?

3. a. She got a nice wig.

b. She got a nice gig.

4. a. They wave to everyone.

b. They gave to everyone.

5. a. What is this wage for?

b. What is this gage for?

_ way _ wail ___ wizard