Pronunciation CoursePronunciation Course

Class 8Class 8

Listening ExerciseListening Exercise

Wife’s (/s/)Wife’s (/s/) legs (/z/) sister’s (/z/)legs (/z/) sister’s (/z/)Those(/z/)Those(/z/) places (/places (/)) gets (/s/)gets (/s/)Pedicures(/z/)Pedicures(/z/) separators(/z/)separators(/z/)That’s (/z/)That’s (/z/) looks (/s/)looks (/s/)Colors(/z/)Colors(/z/) tips(/s/)tips(/s/)Face (/s/)Face (/s/) goes (/z/) goes (/z/)Is(/z/)Is(/z/) eyes (/z/)eyes (/z/)Stops(/s/)Stops(/s/) marks(/s/)marks(/s/)Close (/z/)Close (/z/)

Nasal ConsonantsNasal ConsonantsMispronounced by Brazilians in finalMispronounced by Brazilians in finalposition, because we nasalize vowels,position, because we nasalize vowels,not consonants. E.g. cantaram. not consonants. E.g. cantaram.

/m/ - bilabial sound SAM/m/ - bilabial sound SAM

/n/ - alveolar sound TAN/n/ - alveolar sound TAN

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-ng spelling-ng spelling Normally, the /g/ is pronounced.Normally, the /g/ is pronounced.

AngerAnger fingerfinger strongerstronger

However, when the word derives from However, when the word derives from a verb, the /g/ is silent.a verb, the /g/ is silent.

To singTo sing singer /singer /to bringto bring bringing /bringing /To hang hanger /To hang hanger /

/l//l/

Mispronounced by Brazilians Mispronounced by Brazilians Brazil /Brazil /

/h/ /r/ /h/ /r/

Mispronounced in two ways: Mispronounced in two ways:

Brazilians don’t use enough airflow to Brazilians don’t use enough airflow to produce the /h/, orproduce the /h/, or

Brazilians don’t roll the /r/ sound. Brazilians don’t roll the /r/ sound.

Let’s practiceLet’s practice

Once upon a time, there was a Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a village little girl who lived in a village near the forest.  Whenever she near the forest.  Whenever she went out, the little girl wore a went out, the little girl wore a

red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called red riding cloak, so everyone in the village called her Little Red Riding Hood. One morning, Little her Little Red Riding Hood. One morning, Little Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go Red Riding Hood asked her mother if she could go to visit her grandmother as it had been awhile to visit her grandmother as it had been awhile since they'd seen each other.since they'd seen each other."That's a good idea," her mother said.  So they "That's a good idea," her mother said.  So they packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to packed a nice basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take to her grandmother.take to her grandmother.

Stops /p/, /t/, /k/ Stops /p/, /t/, /k/

Aspiration occurs in the following Aspiration occurs in the following situations:situations:a) Word starts with a /p/, /t/, /k/ followed a) Word starts with a /p/, /t/, /k/ followed by a vowelby a vowel

e.g. palace e.g. palace comfortcomfort

b) the stressed syllable starts with a /p/, b) the stressed syllable starts with a /p/, /t/, /k/ followed by a vowel. /t/, /k/ followed by a vowel.

e.g. appeare.g. appear comparecompare

Watch the video and observe the Watch the video and observe the concept of aspirationconcept of aspiration

Some Sibilant ConsonantsSome Sibilant Consonants

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CC

MeasureMeasure

JetJet