HOW TO HELP YOUR ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC

HOW TO HELP YOUR ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

Bilabial Labiodental Interdental [p] [b] Alveolar Palatal [t] [d] Velar Glottal [k] [g] [ʔ] Stops [f] [v] Fricatives [θ] [ð] [s] [z] [ʃ] [ʒ] [tʃ] [dʒ] Affricates [m] [n] [ŋ] Nasals [l] [r] Liquids [w] [y] Glides [ɾ] Flaps [h]

ENGLISH VOWELS Symbol: Articulation: Example: [i] high front tense beans, creek, piano [I] high front lax picture, business [e] mid front tense remain, shade, eight [ɛ] mid front lax dispense, internet [æ] low front lax math, act [u] high back tense loot, you [ʊ] high back lax pudding, foot [ə] mid central lax (unstressed) [ʌ] mid central lax (stressed) but, other, oven [o] mid back tense below, thorough [ɔ] low back tense knot, August [a] low central tense pasta, father today, about

ENGLISH CONSONANTS Symbol: Articulation: Examples: [p] voiceless bilabial stop pan, sip, apple [b] voiced bilabial stop [t] voiceless alveolar stop [d] voiced alveolar stop dip, adult [k] voiceless velar stop car, tack, acorn [g] voiced velar stop [ʔ] voiceless glottal stop button, curtain [f] voiceless labiodental fricative fluff, rough [v] voiced labiodental fricative [θ] voiceless interdental fricative [ð] voiced interdental fricative then, rhythm [s] voiceless alveolar fricative snake, bass, decent [z] voiced alveolar fricative zoo, roses bat, ruby, about touch, lot, laptop go, log vest, love, clover thin, bath

ENGLISH CONSONANTS (CONT) Symbol: Articulation: Examples: [ʃ] voiceless palatal fricative shell, action, ashes [ʒ] voiced palatal fricative visual, closure [h] voiceless glottal fricative have, hill, house [tʃ] voiceless palatal affricate child, reach, statue [dʒ] voiced palatal affricate original, ridge [m] voiced bilabial nasal [n] voiced alveolar nasal man, mom, lamp nasty, run, ant [ŋ] voiced velar nasal hanger, ringing [l] voiced alveolar liquid love, hill, plate [r] voiced alveolar liquid ring, floor, crow [w] voiced bilabial glide wood [y] voiced palatal glide young, canyon [ɾ] voiced alveo-palatal flap tutor, betting

PRACTICE Example: Hello – [hɛlo] 1. Beach 2. Sugar 3. Cat 4. Paper 5. Phone 6. Friend 7. Animal

PRACTICE Example: Hello – [hɛlo] 1. Beach – [bitʃ] 2. Sugar – [ʃʊgər] 3. Cat – [kæt] 4. Paper – [pepər] 5. Phone – [fonə] 6. Friend – [frɛnd] 7. Animal – [en. Imal]

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION Guess the English word: 1. [brʌθər] - ? 2. [kr. Ismas] - ? 3. [p. Iktʃər] - ? 4. [ŋəl. Iʃ] - ? 5. [morn. Iŋ] - ? 6. [bʊk] - ?