PRONUNCIATION BASICS

Lic. Azucena Torres Verano

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 Here we show you several basic English pronunciation rules to help you during your classes at your ESL School and in your practice time alone. Make your practice a dynamic and effective one by looking for new words these rules apply to:

1. Pronunciation of the Y
Y is pronounced as ai or i:.
- In one-syllable words, Y is pronounced as ai. For example: my, by, fly, shy, sky, dry, cry, fry, and try.

- In two-syllable words, Y is pronounced as i:. As example: happy, funny, baby, bony, puppy, party, tiny, city, candy, berry, penny, and turkey.
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2. Pronunciation of the C
C is pronounced as s or k. For example: city, cider, circle, and country. - When an E or Y follow the C, it is pronounced as s. Good examples are: cellar, center, cent, ice, cycle, cell, cypress, and cyclone. - When an O, U, or A follows the C, it is pronounced as k. Some examples are: cold, country, computer, couple, cup, curb, cut, cap, can, and cat.

2. Pronunciation of the C
Read these sentences aloud and compare both sounds: _ The city is cloudy. _ The center is covered. _ We cycle in the city but drive the car in the country.
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3. Pronunciation of the G
- When an E, I, or Y follows the G, it is pronounced as . Examples are: gym, giant, gem, gorgeous, and George. - When a U or A follows the G, it is pronounced as or . For example: gun, gum, gas, garden, and gap.
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4. Pronunciation of vowel letters

- The long A and the short A, for example: cape and gap. -at: bat, cat, hat, fat, sat, rat -ad: bad, had, mad, sad -ag: tag, wag, rag, bag -an: fan, pan, can, ran -am: jam, ham, ram, yam -ap: map, tap, nap
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 When the word ends in E, the A is pronounced as a long vowel. Examples of this are: rake, gate, face, base, cage, wave, and take.
When the word ends in R, the A sound is as in: tar, jar, car, and far. - The long I and the short I. -id: bid, kid, lid, did -ig: big, rig, wig, pig, dig -in: pin, fin, tin, win, bin -ip: tip, lip, hip, rip, dip -it: kit, hit, fit, sit, pit

When the word ends in E, the I is pronounced as a long vowel. For example: kite, bike, dime, ride, and vine.
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 - The long O and the short O. -og: fog, hog, dog, jog, log -op: mop, pop, hop, top -ot: hot, pot, got, not -ob: mob, cob, job, sob

When the word ends in E, the O is pronounced as a long vowel. As examples: rose, pole, and hope.

 - The long U and the short U. -ut: pup, cup, put, up, rut, hut, cut, nut -ub: cub, tub -us: bus, pus -un: fun, sun, run, bun, gun -ug: mug, bug, tug, hug When the word ends in E, the U is pronounced as a long vowel. Examples: tune, cube, and cute.
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TRAILER
El Hobbit: Un viaje inesperado
Amanecer - Parte 2 La cabaa del Terror

http://www.cinefis.pe/cinepolis-plaza-norte/cine/4738
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KARAOKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIBEXypaZ 4E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4pclo5M 9XI

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 Noun1.hobbit - an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien imaginary being, imaginary creature a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction

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