PHONETICS MODULE

1. PHONETICS
BY: JULIÁN MARÍN HOYOS
B.E. IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2. VOICED AND VOICELESS SOUNDS
Identify the voiceless and voiced sounds with the respective phonetic
symbol
G o r g e o u s
Enough
Archive
Landscaping
Therefore
Easy
Hurt
Ache
Future
Environment
Knuckles
Chop
Television
Jam
Theater
Shin
Xylophone
Bubbling

3. VOICED AND VOICELESS SOUNDS
G o r g e o u s
[g] [dʒ] (Voiced)
E n o u gh
[f] (Voiceless)
A r ch i v e
[k] (Voiceless)
L a n d s c a p i ng
[ŋ] (Voiced)
Th e r e f o r e
[ð] (Voiced)
E a s y
[z] (Voiced)
H u r t
[h] (Voiceless)
A ch e
[k] (Voiceless)
F u t u r e
[tʃ] (Voiceless)
E n v i r o n m e n t
[v] (Voiced)
K n u ck l e s
[k] (Voiceless)
Ch o p
[tʃ] (Voiceless)
T e l e v i s i o n
[ʒ] (Voiced)
J a m
[dʒ] (Voiced)
Th e a t e r
[θ] (Voiceless)
Sh i n
[ʃ] (Voiceless)
X y l o ph o n e
[z] (Voiced)
B u bb l i ng
[b] (Voiced)

4. HOW TO PRONOUNCE PLURALS
PLURALS OR THIRD PERSON
There are three kinds of pronunciation when
we refer to plurals or third person.
-First category [ s ]
-Second category [ z ]
-Third category [ әz ]

5. FIRST CATEGORY [ S ]
When the final sound is voiceless the “s”
remains voiceless too.
Example:
Stop (voiceless) Stops [s]
Lamp (voiceless) Lamps [s]
Lock (voiceless) Locks [s]
Post (voiceless) Posts [s]
Dot (voiceless) Dots [s]
Fruit (voiceless) Fruits [s]
Belief (voiceless) Beliefs [s]

6. SECOND CATEGORY [ Z ]
When the final sound is voiced the “s” turns
into a voiced sound.
Example:
Car (voiced) Cars [z]
Finger (voiced) Fingers [z]
Nun (voiced) Nuns [z]
Log (voiced) Logs [z]
Love (voiced) Loves [z]
Sound (voiced) Sounds [z]
Call (voiced) Calls [z]

7. THIRD CATEGORY [ ӘZ ]
When the final sound finishes in [dʒ], [ʒ], [tʃ], [ʃ],
[z], and [s] the “s” turns into [әz]
Example:
Judge [dʒ] Judges [әz] Cause [z] Causes [әz]
Catch [tʃ] Catches [әz] Garage [ʒ] Garages [әz]
Slash [ʃ] Slashes [әz]
Bus [s] Buses [әz]
Glass [s] Glasses [әz]
Age [dʒ] Ages [әz]
Watch [tʃ] Watches [әz]

8. PRONUNCIATION OF PAST
There are three kinds of pronunciation when we
refer to past of regular verbs
-First category [ t ]
-Second category [ d ]
-Third category [ әd ]

9. FIRST CATEGORY [ T ]
When the final sound is voiceless the “ed” is
pronounced [t].
Example:
Stop (voiceless) Stopped [t]
Walk (voiceless) Walked [t]
Push (voiceless) Pushed [t]
Dance (voiceless) Danced [t]
Talk (voiceless) Talked [t]
Slice (voiceless) Sliced [t]
Ask (voiceless) Asked [t]

10. SECOND CATEGORY [ D ]
When the final sound is voiced the “ed” turns
into a [d]
Example:
Pull (voiced) Pulled [d]
Listen (voiced) Listened [d]
Play (voiced) Played [d]
Move (voiced) Moved [d]
Love (voiced) Loved [d]
Scare (voiced) Scared [d]
Water (voiced) Watered [d]

11. THIRD CATEGORY [ ӘD ]
When the final sound finishes in [t] or [d] the
“ed” turns into [әd]
Example:
Disappoint [t] Disappointed [әd]
Want [t] Wanted [әd]
Decide [d] Decided [әd]
Record [d] Recorded [әd]
Spot [t] Spotted [әd]
Regard [d] Regarded [әd]
Interest [t] Interested [әd]

12. PHONETIC CHART EXPLAINED