Professional Documents
Culture Documents
/p/
pear pick pet palm part poor people September apple purple complete apartment top hip pep nap cap soup
/t/
tea ten to teach table tell butter potato letter sister little water shirt but eat get foot fast
Note:
Aspiration varies --beginning t - definite aspiration middle t - tighter aspiration final t - very light aspiration
/k/
cat can make school American escape oclock cool call like thank walk look because picture come took cut
Note:
The unstressed syllables in the following nouns and adjectives are not given this diphthong. Instead, the
vowel in bit is used. captain chocolate private village bandage mountain certain menace bargain average delicate cabbage accurate surface damage necklace cottage climate fountain college
Practice Words
The final t sounds after the s sound is also difficult to some students. Practice the following, being careful not to add an s sound after the final t sound.
best rest pest test toast caressed dressed unstressed must haste cast past crest trust frost crushed breast toast crushed last released chest contessed first crashed clashed rust pressed lest progressed stressed addressed thirst refreshed fast roast
Practice Words
The final t sounds after sh, ngk and f is also a problem to some students. Practice the following, making sure that the final t sound is clearly heard.
pushed rushed flashed thanked winked worked laughed sniffed washed crashed crushed blanked blinked talked snuffed roughed cashed fished wished linked inked smoked coughed rift brushed mashed finished spanked flunked locked scoffed soft
Stressed Form
Her voice cracked, not mine. I like her, not Clara. Pablo did. He didnt. His is new. Mine is old. Her singing is different. If you come along, too. Her grades improved. His car broke down. No, did you? Dont ask her. Ask her brother. Your room is untidy. Only if you do. He will sing also. He was the hero of the game. They are. Im not.
Stressed Form
What are you looking at? Whats the umbrella for? Wheres he from? What of it! To and from. The house was broken into. Whats the gift for? Whom are you speaking to? What re those for? Whats the bag for? Whats it made of? Whom should it be given to? What are you staring at? Where is the noise coming from?
Let her go. Call her up. I know her. Stop him. Give it to her.
Let er go. Call er up. I know er. Stop im. Give it to er.
Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was white as snow. And, everywhere that Mary went, The lamb was sure to go. There goes the last one.
I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! What kind of thing is this?
I have told you a hundred times, and the answer is still the same.
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. Mark Twain So, Naturalists observe a flea Has smaller fleas than on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite em: And so proceed ad infinitum. Jonathan Swift
I have waited with patience to hear what might be urged against the bill; but i have waited in vain: The truth is, there is no argument that can weigh against it. Lord Mansfield Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace! - but there is no peace. The war has actually begun! I know not what course other may take; but, as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry