Affricatives -when plosive is followed by a fricatives CH DZ
Nasals -Sound produced by oral cavity N, M
Lateral -Sound produced when moves around the tongue L, R Glides -Close to vowel W, Y Sound -when the vocal cords vibrate Juncture -pause and rest in speaking / short pause //long pause ///rest or end of paragraph Pitch -highness or lowness of sound Volume -loudness or softness of sound Intonation -Rising or falling of sound Stress -placement of emphasis or force of certain words Skimming -get the main idea Scanning -get specific information Paragraph -group of sentences Nouns -Name of person, place or things Pronouns -words stand for nouns Adjectives -tells something about nouns or pronouns Verbs -action words Auxiliary verbs -helping verb is, are, was, were Modals -Helping verb used to give a degree of probability – can, should, may, might Conjunction -link within a sentence – and, but, or, nor, so, yet Interjection -express strong emotion – ouch, aha, hurray Nouns ending in s and ics –are paired with verb in singular form – mathematics, measles, physics Nouns in a set of two-pair of scissors – bouquet of flowers, bundle of fruits, school of fish – singular A number – plural verb, The number – singular Fraction in percent paired with singular verb – singular, if paired with plural verb – plural Neither…nor…either or – agree to the closest noun – neither John nor his brothers are, be observant of the tenses