Pronunciation

Have you ever wondered when looking

in a dictionary what the funny little
symbols that appear next to the words
mean? They are phonetic symbols, a
guide to pronunciation, however you
need to know the sound associated
with the symbols in order to build up
the sound of the word.

Pronunciation
The pronunciation of English
words is shown in the
dictionary after the headword,
inside the slashes //.

The consonant that is not

pronounced in the following words.

Comb, honour, receipt, write, know,

palmtop, debt, castle, psychology

The consonant that is not

pronounced in the following
words.

Blackguard,

rendezvous, Wednesday,

salmon, bourgeois, debris, halfpenny

A Guide to English Phonetics

A Guide to English Phonetics

A Guide to English Phonetics

A Guide to English Phonetics

Types of Sound
Voiced 35
Voiceless 9

Voiceless p, t, k, t, f, ,

, h, s

Pa,ch,ka,ta,fa,tha,sha,ha,sa

Rules based on Plural

Voiceless Sounds

Plural (s) is pronounced as either s or z

depending upon the availability.
If the previous sound is voiceless, s is
pronounced. e.g. books, looks, racks, kids
etc.
If the prev. sound is voiced, z is
pronounced. For e.g. buses, shelves, shoes,
keys etc.

Rules based on Plural

Voiceless Sounds

Whenever in a word, ed appears, t or d

sound comes in the end depending upon
the previous sounds:
If the previous sound is voiceless, t is
pronounced. For e.g. laughed, clapped,
baked etc.
If the previous sound is voiced, d is
pronounced. For e.g. wanted, boiled, crafted
etc.

There are two ways to

pronounce "the"
Weak

Pronunciation : As a general rule, we use the

weak pronunciation with words that start with a
consonant.
It rhymes with "duh" and if you say "mother" it rhymes
with the "mo" and the "ther".
e.g. "The cat sat on the mat."

There are two ways to pronounce

"the"
Strong Pronunciation : We use the
strong pronunciation with words that start
with a vowel or sound as if they do.
We also use the strong 'the' when we want
to stress the word, regardless of whether it
begins with a vowel or a consonant.
For e.g. - "I spoke to Kevin Costner the other
day."
"NottheKevin Costner! The one who
starred in Robin Hood?"

Some more rules on

Pronunciation
r is never pronounced if it comes in the
last.
r is never pronounced if it is preceded by a
vowel and followed by a consonant.
For e.g. carpenter, scorpion etc.
Note: the vowel preceded by r in any word is
pronounced longer.
No vowel is pronounced if it happens to
appear in a suffix. For e.g. beautiful,
careless etc.

Teachers are the ..

GOLD- COLLAR
workers of the universe
white- collar workers work in office
blue-collar workers do physical work in industries

Difficulties that we hear that

hamper world-class teaching..
1. Rural or first generation students
2. Unconscious Unlearned teachers
3. Missing Self- motivation for teachers and
students.
4. Pampered generation
5. Disruptive/ Short tempered/empathetic
students
6. No Focus on improvement/ Career
7. Corporal punishment are banned
8. Non-supportive parents
9. Over-indulgent parents
10.Overload of paperwork and mandates

Difficulties that we hear that

hamper world-class teaching..

.A hurried curriculum
.A society driven by test results
.Poor physical conditions for teachers
.Low pay
.Lack of resources
.Limited technology
.Large class sizes
.Negative colleagues
.Under-funded incentive plans
.A critical society
.A concern for safety
.Unsupportive administrators

Name the disease that hinders

being world-class teaching..

SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
(I am Right & You are Not Right)