Pronunciation: /t/, /d/ and /id/

Move on 1    Unit 1   Pronunciation (past)

In the past simple regular verbs end in 'ed' and there are three different ways of pronouncing

these two little letters - / ɪd /, / d / and / t /.

/ ɪd /

infinitives that end in the sound / t / or / d /       example: hated    added

/ d /

infinitives that end in a voiced sound  

 / t /

infinitives that end in an unvoiced sound

***All vowel sounds are voiced

unvoiced sounds are /p/, /f/, /s/, /S/, /tS/, /K/ and the other sounds are voiced

Exercises

1)ODD ONE OUT

1. wanted                                         ended                                 started                               hoped

2. hoped                                           laughed                              faxed                                  played

3. played                                           liked                                    begged                               learnt

4. shirt                                               looked                                asked                                  waited

5. dog                                                landed                                died                                     called

6. travelled                                       stayed                                saved                                  worked

7.rented                                            landed                                assisted                              opened

2)Put these words in the right column

	/t/	/d/	/id/
Worked
Lived
Stopped
Counted
Targeted
Paid
Listened
Watched
Painted
Performed
Repeated
Helped
Asked
printed
Warned
Used
Waited
Cried
Kissed
invited
Arrived
needed

Pronunciation: /s/, /z/ and /iz/

Move on 1     Starter Unit     Pronunciation –s/-es

1)     - Pronounce the final – s as /s/ following a VOICELESS sound

A. [p] ⇒ cups         B. [t] ⇒ hats      C. [k] ⇒ cooks         D. [f] ⇒ cliff       E. [θ] ⇒ myths

      -Pronounce the final –s  as /z/ following a VOICED sound

A. [b] ⇒ crabs      B. [d] ⇒ cards   C. [g] ⇒ rugs    D. [v] ⇒ gloves  E. [m] ⇒ plums 
F. [n] ⇒ fans         G. [ŋ] ⇒ kings    H. [l ] ⇒ deals      I. [r] ⇒ tear      J. [ð] ⇒ clothes

      -Pronounce the final –s/-es as /iz/ following the consonants (-s,-ss, -sh,-ch,-x)

A. [s] ⇒ races  B. [z] ⇒ pauses    C. [ʃ ] ⇒ dishes  
D. [ʒ ] ⇒ garage        E. [ʧ ] ⇒ churches    F. [ʤ ] ⇒ ages, judges

The VOILESS sounds in English are ch, f, h, k, p, t.

The VOICED sounds in English are b, d, g, j, l, m, n, ng, r, v, z, ____ and all vowels

Exercises

1.      Classify :

	/s/	/z/	/iz/
Watches
Houses
Cars
Looks
Knives
Baths
Handkerchiefs
Boxes
Keys
Envelopes
Boys
Wishes
Walks
Glasses
Studies
Works
Jobs
practices

2.      Circle the word which contains a different sound. Odd one out.

a)     Likes                            makes                                watches

b)     dances                       washes                               plays                                   catches

c)      smokes                      words                                 drinks                                 eats

d)      listens                        drives                                 thinks                                 wives

3.      Circle the word which ends in /iz/. Classify the other words in /s/ or /z/

a)     Smokes                      words                                 dances

b)     Drinks                         likes                                    washes

c)      Drives                         finishes                              plays

d)     Watches                    cooks                                 speaks

e)     Studies                       listens                                 cooks

f)      Catches                      eats                                     smokes

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