- •Unit 2. English short vowels.
- •Tape Unit 3. Long vowels. Diphthongs and triphthongs.
- •Diphthongs
- •Triphthongs
- •Tape Unit 5. Revision.
- •Tape Unit 6. Fricatives and affricates.
- •Tape Unit 7. Further consonants.
- •Tape Unit 8. Consonant clusters
- •Tape Unit 9. Weak syllables.
- •Tape Unit 10. Word Stress.
- •Tape Unit 11. Complex word stress.
- •Tape Unit 12. Weak forms.
- •Tape Unit 13. Revision.
- •Tape Unit 14. Elisions.
- •Tape Unit 15. Tones.
- •Tape Unit 16. The tone-unit
- •Tape Unit 17. Intonation.
- •Tape Unit 18. Intonation – extracts from conversation.
- •Tape Unit 19. Transcription of connected speech
- •Tape Unit 20. Further practice on connected speech
Tape Unit 9. Weak syllables.
Exercise 1. "Schwa" ə
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK FIRST SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE
Listen and repeat:
Weak syllable spelt [ə]
about [ə'baut]
ahead [ə'hed]
again [ə’gen]
Spelt 'o'
obtuse [əb'tju:s]
oppose [ə'pəuz]
offend [ə'fend]
Spelt ‘u’
suppose [sə'pəuz]
support [sə'po:t]
suggest [sə'dзest]
Spelt ‘or’
forget [fə'get]
forsake [fə'seik]
forbid [fə'bid]
Spelt 'er'
perhaps [pə'hæps]
percent [pə'sent ]
perceive [pə'si:v]
Spelt ‘ur’
survive [sə'vaiv]
surprise [sə'praiz]
survey (verb) [sə'vei]
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK SECOND SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
Listen and repeat:
Weak syllable spelt 'a'
ballad ['bæləd]
Alan ['ælən]
necklace ['nekləs]
Spelt 'o'
melon ['melən]
paddock ['pædək]
purpose ['pə:pəs]
Spelt 'e'
hundred ['h/\ndrəd]
sullen ['s/\lən]
open ['əupən]
Spelt 'u'
circus ['sə:kəs]
autumn [‘o:təm]
album ['ælbəm]
Spelt 'ar'
tankard ['tæŋkəd]
custard ['k/\stəd]
standard ['stændəd]
Spelt 'or'
juror ['dзuərə]
major ['meidзə]
manor ['mænə]
Spelt 'er'
longer ['loŋgə]
eastern ['i:stən]
mother ['m/\ðə]
Spelt 'ure'
nature ['neit∫ə]
posture ['post∫ə]
creature ['kri:t∫ə]
Spelt 'ous'
ferrous ['ferəs]
vicious ['vi∫əs]
gracious ['grei∫əs]
Spelt 'ough'
thorough ['θ/\rə]
borough ['b/\rə]
Spelt 'our'
savior ['seivjə]
succour ['s/\kə]
colour ['k/\lə]
THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK SECOND SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE
Listen and repeat:
Weak syllable spelt 'a'
workaday ['wə:kədei]
roundabout ['raundəbaut]
Spelt 'o'
customer ['k/\stəmə]
pantomime ['pæntəmaim]
Spelt 'ar'
perjury ['pə:dзəri]
venturer ['vent∫ərə]
Spelt 'ar'
standardise ['stændədaiz]
jeopardy ['dзepədi]
Spelt 'er'
wonderland ['w/\ndəlænd]
yesterday ['jestədei]
Exercise 2. Close front vowels.
WEAK INITIAL SYLLABLES
WEAK FINAL SYLLABLES
Listen and repeat:
Listen and repeat:
excite [ik'sait ]
resume [ri'zju:m]
city ['siti]
many ['meni]
exist [ig'zist]
relate [ri'leit ]
funny ['f/\ni]
lazy ['leizi]
inane [i'nein]
effect [i'fekt]
easy ['i:zi]
only ['əonli]
device [di'vais]
ellipse [i'lips]
busy ['bizi]
lady ['leidi]
Exercise 3. Syllabic [l].
Listen and repeat:
bottle ['botl]
bottled ['botld]
bottling ['botliŋ]
muddle ['m/\dl]
muddled ['m/\dld]
muddling ['m/\dliŋ]
tunnel ['t/\nl]
tunnelled ['t/\nld]
tunnelling ['t/\nliŋ]
wrestle ['resl]
wrestled ['resld]
wrestling ['resliŋ]
Exercise 4. Syllabic [n].
Listen and repeat:
burden ['bə:dn]
burdened ['bə:dnd]
burdening ['bə:dniŋ]
frighten ['fraitn]
frightened ['fraitnd]
frightening ['fraitniŋ]
listen ['lisn]
listened ['lisnd]
listening ['lisniŋ]