This document provides an overview of phonetic concepts including vowels, consonants, diphthongs, word stress, and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It explains how to pronounce different sounds and includes practice exercises identifying vowels, consonants, stressed syllables, and words pronounced differently. Videos are included to demonstrate pronunciation of specific sounds like /b/ vs /p/ and /θ/ vs /ð/. The purpose is to teach pronunciation and phonetic transcription using IPA symbols.

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2. LET’S PLAY !

4. SOUNDSOUND
LETTERSLETTERS
WORDWORD
/ ti t ər/ˈ ː ʃ
IPAIPA
TEA C H ER
syllablessyllables
STRESSSTRESS

5. STUDENTS
/ stju .dənts/ˈ ː
IPAIPA

6. IPA

7. IPAInternational Phonetic Alphabet
VOWELSVOWELS DIPTHONGSDIPTHONGS CONSONANTSCONSONANTS WORD STRESSWORD STRESS

8. Vowels

10. ɪ
iː
e
ɜː
ɑː
uː ɔːɒ
əʌ
æ
ʊ

11. Long vowels:
Short vowels: pronounce the sounds shortly.
pronounce the sounds longer.

12. /æ/ / /ɑː
/e/
/ /ɪ
/ə/
/i /ː
/ /ɒ
/ /ʊ /u /ː
/ /ɜː
/ɔː
/
/ /ʌ
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15. A diphthong is a combination of two vowels
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16. Voicing
voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd)

17. Voicing
voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd)
Voiceless (vl) = NO vibration of vocal cords
Voiced (vd) = vibration of vocal cords

18. Voicing
voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd)
Vowel sounds
are all voiced (vd)

19. Voicing
voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd)
Consonant sounds
- 8 voiceless(vl)- voiced (vd) sound pairs
and
-8 single consonant sounds ( not sound pairs):
+ 7 voiced consonant sounds
+ 1 voiceless consonant sound

20. Voiceless Voiced
(No vibration) (Vibration)
/f/ fat /v/ van
/k/ come /g/ gum
/p/ pit /b/ bit
/s/ sip /z/ zip
/t/ ton /d/ done
/t / chʃ in /d / gʒ in
/θ/ thick /ð/ this
/ /ʃ pressure / /ʒ pleasure
8 consonant sound pairs

21. 7 voiced consonant sounds
/m/ home
/n/ burn
/ŋ/ sing
/l/ call
/r/ answer
/j / yes
/w/ water
1 voiceless consonant sound
/h/ happy
8 single consonant sounds
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22. Table over the consonants
BilabialBilabial LabioLabio
dentaldental
DentalDental AlveolarAlveolar Post-Post-
alveolaralveolar
PalatalPalatal VelarVelar glottalglottal
PlosivePlosive
p bp b t dt d k gk g
AffricateAffricate
t dʃ ʒ
NasalNasal
mm nn ŋ
TrillTrill
rr RR
FricativeFricative
f vf v θ ð s zs z ʃ ʒ hh
ApproximantApproximant
ww rr jj ww
LateralLateral
ApproximantApproximant ll

23. Confusing Sounds
1./b/ or /p/
2. /θ/ or /ð/

24. /b/ or /p/ ?

25. How to pronounce /b/ and /p/?
/b/ /p/
1. Close your mouth.
2. Let the air pressure build up.
3. Open the lips to let the air out suddendy.
Let the air out off your
mouth stronger.
Let the air out off your
mouth weaker.
Vibration in the vocal
cords.
NO vibration in the
vocal cords

26. Beginning Big
Bet
Pig
Pet
Middle Baby
Rabbit
Couple
Purple
End Bob
Sub
Top
Cup
/p//b/

27. Which word did you hear?

28. /θ/ or /ð/
Click above for the video.

29. /θ/ or /ð/
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30. How to pronounce /θ/ and /ð/ ?
/θ/ /ð/
1. Tongue between your teeth.
2. Blow air.
NO vibration in the
vocal cords.
Vibration in the vocal
cords.

31. Beginning Think
Thin
The
That
Middle Ethic
Athena
Weather
Other
End Tenth
Strength -
/θ/ /ð/
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32. Word Stress
Word stress is the emphasis on certain
syllable in a word.
In a word, there are a main stress and a
secondary stress if the word is quite long.

33. Word Stress 1
1. Two-
syllable
words
Nouns/ adjectives Verbs
stress on the first syllable. stress on the last syllable.
PREsent/ˈprez.ənt/ preSENT /pr zent/ɪˈPresent
EXport / ek.sp t/ˈ ɔː exPORT / k sp t/ɪ ˈ ɔːExport

34. Word Stress 2
2. Suffix
-IC / -TION / -SION
stress on the SECOND syllable from the end.
inteRACtion / n.tə ræk. ən/ˌɪ ˈ ʃ
-ic GRAphic / ræf. k/ˈɡ ɪ
VIsion / v .ən/ˈ ɪʒ
-tion
-sion

35. Word Stress 3
3. Suffix stress on the THIRD syllable from the end.
interNAtional / n.tə næ .ən.əl/ˌɪ ˈ ʃ-al
deMOcracy,
aBIlity,
phoTOgraphy,
geOLogy
-cy
-ty
-phy
-gy

36. Let’s practice !

37. Game for Practice 1
Write down the sound you hear!
Click number 1 for the video.

38. 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
Game for Practice 2
To End

39. Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a)Country
b)Bakery
c) City
d)My

40. Pronounce the word and spell
/’d k nri/ɪ ʃə
Dictionary

41. Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a)eat
b)read
c)breakfast
d)meat

42. /t /ʃ is a …
Choose a, b or c
a) vowel
b) diphthong
c) consonant

43. Is this a voiced or
voiceless consonant sound?
/f/
voiceless

44. /ə/ is a
Choose a, b or c
a) diphthong
b) vowel
c) consonant

45. Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a)time
b)morning
c) five
d)ninety

46. Pronounce the word and spell
/’sp n t /ɪ ɪ ʃ
Spinach

47. Choose the word which is stressed differently:
a)English
b)language
c) study
d)activity

48. /i:/ is a
Choose a, b or c
a) long vowel
b) short vowel
c) consonant

49. Pronounce the word and spell
/’tre nərz/ɪ
Trainers

50. Choose the word which is pronounced differently:
a)neighborhood
b)bookstore
c) good
d)school

51. Pronounce the word and spell
/’kæb d /ɪ ʒ
Cabbage

52. /a / is aʊ
Choose a, b or c
a) vowel
b) consonant
c) diphthong

53. Pronounce the word and spell
/t i:z/ʃ
Cheese

54. Thank you !