Pronounce It Perfectly in English 2e.pdf

in ENGLISH

SECOND EDITION

by Jean Yates, M.A.

Georgetown University

BARRON'S EDUCATIONAL SERIES, INC.

CONTENTS

Introduction

The Sounds Im/, In/, IIJI 116

109

PART ONE: ENGLish VowEl SOUNds

Unit

PART Two: ENGLish CONSONANTSOUNds

Acknowledgement: The quotation from MYFAIR LADY on page 40,

Lerner and Frederick Loewe.

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Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 2004050227

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Yates,Jean.

Pronounce it perfectly in English / byJean Yates - 2nd ed.

p. em.

ISBN 0-7641-2817-5 (book: alk. paper)-

ISBN 0-7641-7749-4 (book/4 CDs)

1. English language-Pronunciation-Problems,

exercises, etc. 1. Title.

PEI137.Y38 2004

4~8.S1'3-dc22

2004050227

PR£'.1ED I~ CHINA

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The Sound luw I

The Sound low I

The Sound leal

The Sound 1-;)1

The Sound I al

The Sound lrel

The Sound lreowI

The Sounds I chi, I jl

The Sounds Ish/, Izhl

The Sounds Is/, Izl

The Sounds 18/,/01

Double Consonants

The Sound lal

The Sound lul

The Sound liy I

The Sound liuw I

The Sound I AI

The Sound lei

The Sound I oiy I

The Sound I eiy I

TheSounds/p/,/bl

The Sounds It/, Idl

The Sounds/k/, Igl

The Sounds If I, Iv I

The Sounds 11/, Irl

The Sound /II

The Sound Ihl

The Sounds Iw/, Iyl

The Sound I aiy I

133

135

141

127

CD 1

TRACK 1

Syllables and Stress

-. , .. .

-,< 145

TwoSylIable Words

- ' -'I46

-- Tbe god of "perfect pronunciation" is not to take your

Words with Three or ~ore:$dables 154 _

OneSyllable Prefixes

159

Two-Syllable Prefixes*

161 -

k so that people listen to what you

Suffixes

.=I63

not how you say it. The god is to be understood the

ething, and to be confident and

Sentence Stress

169

38 Greetings

39 Statements

40 Questions

This book and tape are designed 'to help you pro-

nounce English words, phrases, and sentences correctly,

Counting and Listing

e materials are organized to help you get through

maze of English spelling so that you will how how to

glish spelling reflects the his-

how they are pronounced.

Options

More Words to Practice

Pronunciation Differences

When the Letter a Is Added

to a OneSyIlable Word

spelling of the vowel sounds, in particular, is an unre-

e guide to their pronunciation. Also, many vowel and

they are simply not pro-

recede them, and these

nges are not reflected in the spelling. Native speakers

not even notice these changes, but make them autm

tically. You wilI learn to do the same thing.

Appendix. Each sound is considered separately, by

ere are instructions and

grams to show you how the sound is made. Examples

given of the sound in all possible positions in a word

phrase, and examples are given of all possible spellings

the sound. The unique stress and intonation patterns

English, which often carry meaning, are described in

tail, with examples for practice. The CDs include all of

these examples, modeled by native speakers, with pauses

provided so that you can repeat them. The book and CDs

also include exercises, quizzes, and practice materials to

help you make sure you are hearing and producing the

sounds correctly.

As the pronunciation of grammatical markers is vital

for understanding, there are sections entitled "Usage

Tips" throughout the materials. Pay particular attention to

these sections. If you are a beginner, or have trouble mak-

ing yourself understood, do these sections first, and con-

tinue to practice them.

Do not be discouraged if at first you do not hear the

differences in sounds. You can train yourself to hear

them. Follow the instructions for making the sounds;

check yourself by looking in the mirror; tape-record your

voice. Practice making the differences and you will begin

to hear them.

The pronunciation symbols used by The American

Heritage Dictionary, The Random House Dictionary, The

Merriam- Webster Dictionary, The Oxford Dictionary, and

Longman's Dictionary appear below, so that you may use

this book as a pronunciation guide for any new word you

look up in your own dictionary.

u u 00

I r I r I r

¢ th

Guide to Symbols

uw UW 50

mnl] mnT m n ng

m n ng

Oxford

Barron's I longman's

I Random

The book and CDs are coordinated so that you can use

them separately or together. To improve your understand-

ing of English spelling and your recognition of written

words, listen to the CDs while looking at the words and

sentences in the book. When you listen to the recording

without the book, simply repeat the examples during the

pauses provided for writing, and do the written exercises

later.

The symbols used to represent each sound are based on

those of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Because

many English vowel sounds are combinations of sounds,

they are represented here by combinations of symbols.

This is intended to help the learner form these sounds by

combining their individual parts.

vii

I r

ii 'g

A ii

II r

e e e

ow gU6

oiy :)1 oi

eg ege

eiy eI a

;) ;) aw

a: a:a

a:o auow

a a ah

s z s s z

e e

a a

oau

s s z

g eotau

I 1

s z

aiy at 1

65 6 th dh

5ii

iu yii

6 6

iuw ju ii

fv fvfv

td t td

sh z J3 sh zh

h h h

wy wj wy

1 i

0 u

i 0 it

t td

f fv

oi6i

wwy

iY e

t d

sh zh

mnl)

th th

ch j gd ch j

ch j

th in

y50

ch j

kg kgkg

House

Heritage

kkg

Webster

Merriam

pb pbpb

ppb

American

Unit

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