Tongue twisters
[m]
Mary Mac’s mother’s making Mary Mac to marry me.
My mother’s making me marry Mary Mac.
Will I always be so merry when Mary’s taking care of me?
Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?
[n]
If you notice this notice,
You will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
What noise annoys a noisy oyster?
Any noise annoys a noisy oyster,
But a noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster most!
[ŋ]
Spades for digging, pens for writing,
Ears for hearing, teeth for biting,
Eyes for seeing, legs for walking,
Tongues for tasting and for talking.
LESSON 12 Sounds [l], [r]
[l] is a consonant, constrictive, lateral, forelingual, alveolar, sonorant, oral.
A
rticulation:
Look at the diagram. The vocal cords vibrate. The soft palate is
raised and the air goes freely through the mouth cavity. The sides of
the tongue are lowered and the air can pass between them and the
palate. The tip of the tongue is pressed against the alveolar ridge.
Task 1 Listen and say the sound (B55).
[l] is usually spelled:
l learn leave language lovely alone feel help English
ll tall well yellow
Note: [1] is long at the end of some words: people simple uncle little
In some words, the letter 1 is silent: half talk could
Task 2 Listen and say these sentences:
When shall we leave?
Are you alone?
How do you feel?
Can I help you?
Look at those lovely little yellow flowers.
Learning a language can be difficult for some people.
[r] is a consonant, constrictive, forelingual, post-alveolar, sonorant, oral.
A
rticulation:
Look at the diagram. The vocal cords vibrate. The soft palate is
raised and the air goes quietly between the tip of the tongue and the
palate. The tip of the tongue is held in a position near to but not
touching the back of the alveolar ridge, the front part of the tongue
is low and the back is rather high so that the tongue has a curved
shape.
Task 3 Listen and say the sound (B60).
[r] is usually spelled:
r red ready really right road room
rr ferry sorry
wr wrap wrist write written wrote
Task 4 Listen and say these phrases and sentences:
What are you reading?
I'm really sorry - your room isn't ready.
I don't know if I'm right or wrong.
Too much writing makes my wrist ache.
travelling by ferry
wrapping presents for Christmas
Note: Some English speakers use [r] different sounds. Listen to some other speakers saying the same examples, and notice the different [r]sounds they use.
Where there's a letter r in a word, most people in England, Wales and Australia only pronounce it if there's a vowel sound after it, in the same word or the next word. Listen.
four no [r]
forty no [r]
four days no [r]
four eggs [r] is pronounced
four hours [r] is pronounced
But most people in America, Scotland, Ireland and the south-west of England always pronounce [r]where there's a letter r in the spelling. Listen.
four [r] is pronounced
forty [r] is pronounced
four days [r] is pronounced
four eggs [r] is pronounced
four hours [r] is pronounced