Better English Pronunciation

1. BETTER
PRONUNCIATION

2. IPA
INTERNATIONAL
PHONETIC ALPHABET

3. Consonants Sounds - I
IPA Symbol Word examples
• f Full, Friday
• v Vest, village
• θ Think, thought,
• ð Those, either
• s Sight, six
• z Zoo, crazy, nose.
• ʃ Shirt, shop
• ʒ Pleasure, treasure
• h High, help

4. Consonants Sounds- II
IPA Symbol Word examples
p Pin, purpose
• b Bag, bubble
• t Time, train
• d Door, day, drive
• k Cash, quick
• g Girl, green

5. Consonants Sounds- III
IPA Symbol Word examples
ʈʃ Choose, cheese
dʒ Joy, juggle, juice

6. Consonants Sounds – IV
IPA Symbol Word examples
• m room, mother
• n now, nobody
• ŋ king, thing, song

7. Consonants Sounds: V
IPA Symbol Word examples
• r Road, roses
• J Yellow, tune
• w Wall, walk
• l Law, lots

8. (ʒ )Zh
closure leisure measure pleasure
treasure version vision aversion
collision conclusion confusion conversion
decision division erosion explosion
inclusion visual unusual supervision
television composure

9. θ
Thin.
Think .
Thames.
Thomas.
Theory.

10. Short Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
• i Thin, sit, rich
• e Went, intend, send
• æ Cat, hand, nap, flat
• ʌ Fun, love, money
• Ʊ Put, look, cook
• ɒ Rob, top, watch,
• Ə Alive, again, mother.

11. Long Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
• i: Need, beat, team
• ɜ: Third, turn, worse
• a: Glass, half, car
• ɔ: Talk, law ,yawn, jaw
• u: boot, lose, gloomy

12. Diphthong Vowels
IPA Symbol Word examples
• ɪə Near, ear, clear,
• eə There, air, care
• ʊə Cure, pure, tourist
• eɪ Face, space, grace
• ɔɪ Joy, employ, toy
• aɪ My, time, life
• əʊ No, don’t, stones
• aʊ Mouth, house

13. Syllable
(building blocks of words)
A single unit of speech, either a whole word or
one of the parts into which a word can
be separated , usually containing a vowel.
Sun
Ca-PA-city

14. Monosyllabic Words
sun bus few act
bid red one cat
raid dumb Moon life
base head plot high
soul fear love week

15. Polysyllabic words
acCELerate, accommoDAtion, aCCOmmodate
caPAcity, caREER, CHAIRman

16. Transcription
• In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA),
the period ⟨.⟩ marks syllable breaks, such as in
the word .
"astronomical" ⟨/æs.trə.nɑ.mɪ.kəl/⟩.
• The stress mark ⟨ˈ⟩ is placed immediately
before a stressed syllable, for example in the
word "understood" ⟨/ʌndə'stʊd/⟩.

17. - logy words
methoDOlogy ˌmɛθəˈdɒləʤi
techNOlogy tɛkˈnɒləʤi
biOlogy baɪˈɒləʤi
zoOlogy zəʊˈɒləʤi

18. Tower ˈtaʊə
Shower ˈʃaʊə
Power ˈpaʊə
Flower ˈflaʊə
Flour ˈflaʊə
Hour ˈhaʊə
aʊə

19. Tour tʊə
Tourist ˈtʊərɪst
Here hɪə
Of auv

21. acCELerate, əkˈsɛləreɪt
accommoDAtion, əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃ(ə)n
aCCOmmodate, əˈkɒmədeɪt
acTIVity, ækˈtɪvɪti
aDDItion, əˈdɪʃ(ə)n
aDDItional, əˈdɪʃənl
aDDRESS, əˈdrɛs
adminiSTRAtion, ədˌmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃ(ə)n
admiRAtion, ˌædməˈreɪʃ(ə)n
afterNOON, ˈɑːftəˈnuːn

22. • aGREE, əˈgriː
• ALcohol, ˈælkəhɒl
• aNAlysis, əˈnæləsɪs
• ANchor, ˈæŋkə
• aNOther, əˈnʌðə
• aPOLogize, əˈpɒləʤaɪz
• aPOLogy, əˈpɒləʤi
• aPPREciate, əˈpriːʃɪeɪt
• artiFIcial, ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l
• associAtion, əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n

23. • Atmosphere ˈætməsfɪə
• aTTENDance əˈtɛndəns
• aTTENtion əˈtɛnʃ(ə)n
• Attitude ˈætɪtjuːd
• Attract əˈtrækt
• aTTRACtion əˈtrækʃ(ə)n
• auTHOrity ɔːˈθɒrɪti
• autoMAtic ɔːtəˈmætɪk
• aVAILable əˈveɪləbl

25. • backYARD, bækˈjɑːd
• BALcony, ˈbælkəni
• baLLOON, bəˈluːn
• beCAUSE, bɪˈkɒz
• BREAKfast, ˈbrɛkfəst
• BRIEFcase ˈbriːfˌkeɪs

26. C
caPAcity, caREER, CHAIRman, CHOcolate,
cigaRETTE, civiliZAtion, classifiCAtion,
COlleague, COlony, COmment, COmmentary,
coMMUnicate, communiCAtion, CONduct (n),
conDUCT (v), CONflict (n), conFLICT (V),
conGRAtulate, conSERvative, conSTRUCtion,
conTENT (v), CONtent (n), CONtest (n),
conTEST (v), CONtext, CONtract (n), co-
opeRAtion .

27. caPAcity kəˈpæsɪti
caREER kəˈrɪə
CHAIRman ˈʧeəmən
CHOcolate ˈʧɒkəlɪt
cigaRETTE sɪgəˈrɛt
COlleague ˈkɒliːg
COlony ˈkɒləni
COmment ˈkɒmɛnt

28. • CONtent ˈkɒntɛnt
• CONtest ˈkɒntɛst
• CONtext ˈkɒntɛkst
• CONtract ˈkɒntrækt
• co-opeRAtion kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən

29. • communiCAtion kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
• CONduct ˈkɒndʌkt
• CONflict ˈkɒnflɪkt
• conGRAtulate kənˈgrætjʊleɪt
• conSERvative kənˈsɜːvətɪv
• conSTRUCtion kənˈstrʌkʃən

31. • DEmonstrate ˈdɛmənstreɪt
• demonSTRAtion ˌdɛmənsˈtreɪʃən
• diRECTor dɪˈrɛktə
• doMEStic dəʊˈmɛstɪk
• DOUble ˈdʌbl
• draMAtic drəˈmætɪk

33. • eCOnomy i(ː)ˈkɒnəmi
• ecoNOmic ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
• ecoNOmical ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪkəl
• EMphasise ˈɛmfəsaɪz
• Emphasis ˈɛmfəsɪs
• eNAble ɪˈneɪbl
• Envelope ˈɛnvələʊp
• exact ɪgˈzækt
• exaggerate ɪgˈzæʤəreɪt
• examine ɪgˈzæmɪn

34. • example ɪgˈzɑːmpl
• EXcellent ˈɛksələnt
• exCEpt ɪkˈsɛpt
• exCEPtion ɪkˈsɛpʃən
• exCess ɪkˈsɛs
• exCIte ɪkˈsaɪt
• exCITEment ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
• exCITing ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
• exclaim ɪksˈkleɪm
• exCLUde ɪksˈkluːd

35. expensive (ikSPENsive), experience
(ikSPERience), explain (ikSPLAIN), explaNAtion,
explode (ikSPLODE), exploit (ikSPLOIT),
exploRAtion, explore (ikSPLORE), explosion
(ikSPLOsion), explosive (ikSPLOsive), export
(ikSPORT) (v),

36. EXport (n), express (ikSPRESS), expression
(ikSPREssion), extend (ikSTEND), extension
(ikSTENsion), extent (ikSTENT), external
(ikSTERNal), extinguish, extraordinary
(ikSTRORdinary), extreme (ikSTREME),
extremely (ikSTREMEly)

38. • FAble ˈfeɪbl
• FAtal ˈfeɪtl
• fiNANcial faɪˈnænʃəl
• forGET fəˈgɛt
• forGIVE fəˈgɪv
• FREEdom ˈfriːdəm
• FREquent ˈfriːkwənt

39. G -H

40. • GArage ˈgærɑːʒ
• goodBYE gʊdˈbaɪ
• goodNIGHT gʊd ˈnaɪt
• HOStel ˈhɒstəl
• huMANity hju(ː)ˈmænɪti

41. I -L
• iDEa, illuSTRAtion, imagiNAtion, iMMEdiate,
imPORTant, inCOMpetent, infORM,
inforMAtion, inspiRAtion,
• L: libeRAtion, LIberty, LUxury (LUKshery).

42. M
• M: maGIcian, MANage, maTErial, maTURE,
maTUrity, MEAsure, MEAsurement, MIRacle,
MIrror, MISchief, moNOtonous, MORNing,
mosQUITO

43. • NEcessary ˈnɛsɪsəri
• neCEssity nɪˈsɛsɪti
• NUMber ˈnʌmbə
N

44. O

45. • oBEdience əˈbiːdjəns
• oBEY əˈbeɪ
• OBject ˈɒbʤɪkt
• obJECtion əbˈʤɛkʃən
• obJECtive əbˈʤɛktɪv
• obliGAtion ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃən
• OBsolete ˈɒbsəliːt
• OBstacle ˈɒbstəkl
• obSTRUCT əbˈstrʌkt

46. • obSTRUCtion əbˈstrʌkʃən
• obTAIN əbˈteɪn
• oCCAsion əˈkeɪʒən
• occuPAtion ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən
• oFFIcial əˈfɪʃəl

48. • perFECtion pəˈfɛkʃən
• perHAPS pəˈhæps
• PERmanent ˈpɜːmənənt
• perMIssion pəˈmɪʃən
• PETrol ˈpɛtrəl
• phiLOsophy fɪˈlɒsəfi
• phoTOgraphy fəˈtɒgrəfi
• poLICE pəˈliːs
• poLITE pəˈlaɪt

49. • poLLUtion pəˈluːʃən
• poSSESS pəˈzɛs
• poSSEssion pəˈzɛʃən
• PROduct ˈprɒdʌkt
• proFEssion prəˈfɛʃən
• proFEssor prəˈfɛsə
• pronunciAtion prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
• proTECtion prəˈtɛkʃən
• psychoLOgical ˌsaɪkəˈlɒʤɪkəl

50. Q –S -T

51. • QUEStion ˈkwɛsʧən
• SALary ˈsæləri
• saLUTE səˈluːt
• SENtence ˈsɛntəns
• soCIEty səˈsaɪəti
• soLUtion səˈluːʃən
• SYMpathy ˈsɪmpəθi
• TAble ˈteɪbl
• therMOmeter θəˈmɒmɪtə
• toMAto təˈmɑːtəʊ

52. THE
thee elephant umbrella education interest
the car boy road railway

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