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Voice and Accent

How are sound made?

Sounds are created using our breath and using different parts of the mouthwhich are the lips, tongue, teeth, jaws, hard palette and soft palette.

What is MTI?

Mother Tongue Influence or MTI is when the sounds of your nativelanguage are carried in your accent. It is very important to speak English in a

standard or neutral accent, so that you may be easily understood.

What is Voice?

Voice has more to do with the sounds you carry naturally. It isaffected by certain factors:-

1. Pitch: The highs and lows in your voice. This is what makes a man and

woman sound different. Women have a naturally higher pitch than men.

2. Tone:The appropriate emotions must be carried with your words. The

feelings you are trying to describe must be created in the mind of the

listener. If you avoid expressing emotion, you suffer from monotone, whichwould make your listener extremely bored.

3.Rate of Speech (RoS): An average Indian speaks very fast. It makes it

impossible for your listener to keep up with you. Your rate of speech must be

controlled.

4. Fluency: When you think fast, but your ability to get the words out is not

as quick , you tend to use fillers like umm, aah, this distracts the listener.

What is an accent?

Accent has to do with the way your words. Certain factors affect youraccent:

1. Syllable Stress: All words are broken up into syllables. Your words must

be spoken slowly and clearly.


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2. Word Stress: Emphasizes with your tone, the most important part of the

sentence. E.g. If you say, I am hungry, then hungry is the word you

should stress on.

3. Clarity: Be careful not to interchange your sounds. Make sure you open

your mouth enough when you speak. Your words must come out clearly.

English Sounds

English Consonants

Consonants sounds are created, using the different parts of the mouth.

There are twenty four consonants in English

These sounds are often confused with sounds from Devnagri Script.

Here is a chart, showing you which sounds from Devnagri Script exist in

English

Kh, Ga, Ch, Ja, Na,Fa,Ba,Ma,Yey,La,Va,Sh,Sa,Ha

The English consonants are:

K King, Castle Z Zoo,

Zebra

Th

e

This, Those

Ch

Chase,Chair

H Hello,High

R Right, Rude

P Paper,Pardon

M Might,Move

W Why, Wall

Th

Tight,Today F Fine,Follow

S Say, Style

Th

Think,Through

G Grow,Girl Zh Measure,Vision

Y Yellow,Yes J Jewel, Jar L Lose, LightV Very, Voice B Buy, Brick N Nice, NameSh

Shine, Shoe D Draw, Dirt Ng Sing, Hung

Activity: Students should find more words based on consonants

English Vowel Sounds are:

Vowel sounds are emitted from the throat.


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Here is a list of the English vowel sounds. There are 12 vowel sounds in

English

PHONETIC

SYMBOL

VOWEL

SOUNDS

(aa) Art, Last

(ae) Man, Sand

(ah) Nut, Love

(A) About, Alas

(er) Girl, Learn

(oh) Rock, Wash

(aw) Door, Sore

(uh) Look, Put

u (oo) Soon, Blue

E (eh) Bed, Heavy

I (ih) Sit, Fit

i (ee) Feet, Meat


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Diphthongs:

Diphthongs are a combination of two vowel sounds. There are eight English

Diphthongs


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VOWEL SOUNDS

PHONETIC

SYMBOL

DIPHTHONGS

e Day, Break

a High, Dry

Choice, Coy

Row, Show

a How, Cow

Ear, Tear

e Square, Dare

Cure, Pure


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PRACTICE WORDS

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3

Ask Start hoursArm Heart Scarf Bar After CharterCar Craft GuitarFar Dark ApartmentTar Sharp answer

Jar Harp argueArt Calm FatherTart Harm gardenCart Farm MassagePart Yarn garageDart Barn corsageCant Yard partitionAunt Hard Compartment

VOWEL SOUNDS


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PRACTICE WORDS


At Hand AcidAs Band appleAn Sand ActionAnt Land AnchorAct Back AfricaCat Sack Accident

Bat Lack ActuallyRat Hack ApplicableFat Track AbsolutelyHat Attack AnticipationCan Hijack AmbulanceFan Contract AmphibianRan Contact AncestorTan Paradise Aspirationz Practice Amphitheater

VOWEL SOUNDS


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PRACTICE WORDS


ago aloud MotherAjar Abate BrotherAfar Aghast FatherAlas Awake SisterAlive Afraid ButterAtop Ashamed CallerAloft Astound AfterApart Around WorkerAgain abound SnatcherAbout Afford RaptureAmong Amongst CaptureAmount Apostle PastureAnother Approach PlasterAvailable applause LaughterAccount Appreciate Computer

VOWEL SOUNDS


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Top Rock OftenCop Lock OlivePop Sock OnyxHop Jock OmeletsMop Mock occupy

Cot Dock operationPot Hock OptimumHot Hockey OffspringRot Hobby OdysseyGot Lobby OctaneLot Hobble OctagonDot Wobble OctopusNot Wash Opulencehog Cloth Obsoletedog Clock opportunity

VOWEL SOUNDS

PRACTICE WORDS


All Lord DawnBall Sword YawnCall Bored HornMall Hoard lawnTall Draw Swan


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Hall Drawl PrawnFall Brawl BrawnPaw Crawl awfulRaw Sprawl always Jaw Maul alternate

Saw Haul alternative Your ward AwesomeTore warden AwkwardSore warning ImportantScore tortoise Imported

VOWEL SOUNDS

PRACTICE WORDS


Put should Bullet

Pull Could bullitenPush couldnt Crookedstood Would Couriergood wouldnt cusionHood Wolf GoodwillWood Brook Good- byeFoot Crook goodnightShook bookmark woodland


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Look wonderful woodwork Hook Lawful woodpeckerTook Forceful cookbook Book Playful understoodCook Woman bulimia

Nook Woolen Pudding

VOWEL SOUNDS

uPRACTICE WORDS


Two Tooth BlueToo Booth PruneZoo Moose SchoolMoo Goose SpoonCool Fruit WoundFool flute Maroon

Moon Jute CartoonSoon June BathroomGoon Juice GlucoseRoom Soup GoogleLoot Crude JubileeHoot Brute LubricateMoot Rule Rhubarb


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Mood Cruel RevolutionFood Fuel Quadruple

VOWEL SOUNDS

ePRACTICE WORDS


Hen Very YesterdayPen Every EverydayDen Merry Hedgehog Yen When VegetablePet Then MessageVet Stem HeadacheSet Rent QuestionLet Went RecordGet Lent AmericanPeg Bent ConventionLeg Rest ConvectionBeg Crest ExplanationLed Best ExperienceBed Ready preventionRed Steady Retention


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VOWEL SOUNDS

IPRACTICE WORDS


Sit Mitt InsideFit Quit Itself Lit Quilt Incur

Wit Built InvolveBit spit InspectKit Split IndustryKid Silt IndustrialLid Slit IncomeBid Silk IncrementHid Milk InstrumentRid Wish IncidentRim Fish IncreaseHim Dish ImportTin Miss IndiaWin Will International


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VOWEL SOUNDS

iPRACTICE WORDS


He evil Enemywe Eager Energyme Eagle EntryShe Easter EmergencyBee Either EconomyFee Enough TendencySee Wheat Evening

Tea Heat DiscreetKey Beat DeceasedPea meat PleaseEat Lean StreetEel Mean SleepEgo Keen Sneezeeast Team ConceiveEasy Beam Convenient


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DIPHTHONGS

ePRACTICE WORDS


Hay Make PlayMay Bake SlayLay Take FameWay Cake FrameSay wake FlameBay Saint BlameDay Faint ClaimPay Paint ChainRay Wage NationAim Stage Labour

Lane Page InsaneRain Cage MembraneSail Lace CelebrateAge Face PatienceSage mace Airplane

DIPHTHONGS


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aPRACTICE WORDS


I Five Denymy Fine ComplyHi Find SupplyEye Wife ApplyTie knife ChildLie hide Wild

buy bite MildCry Kite UprightDie night ForthrightFly Slight ForesightGuy White ConfidePie Light ConfineVie Sight DeriveTry Might DevineWhy Bright Sublime

DIPHTHONGS


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PRACTICE WORDS


Boy Moist EnvoyToy Hoist ConvoyCoy Voice Annoy

Soy Choice Appoint Joy Spoil DisappointOil Point Joystick Soil Joint LoiterBoil Joined OintmentCoil Joyous CelluloidCoin Joyful TabloidLoin Rejoice TurmoilFoil deploy BuoyantToil Alloy BuoyancyVoid Doily Boisterous

join goiter Rolls Royce

DIPHTHONGS


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PRACTICE WORDS


Go Road FoldedSo Cold FolderNo Goat FocalSow Gold Total

Tow Ghost ToastedLow Globe RovingBow Grope RollingMow Groan GrowingRow Sold GropingCrow Bold ProtectGrow Hold ProbationGlow Fold SocietySlow Told SocializingCoat Toad DocileCode Mould Condone

DIPHTHONGS

a


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Pair Chair PrepareLair Stair ParingCare Stare ParentBare Share BlaringBear Flair Sommelier

Dare Flare HungarianGlare Where AirbagFair Swear AirbrushFare Prayer AirplaneMare Repair AircraftRare Careful AirlineTear Careless AirportTare Hairstyle AerodromeHare Despair Aerodynamic

DIPHTHONGS

PRACTICE WORDS


Poor Ensure DurationPure Azure TouristSure assure TourismCure Surely TournamentLure Surety Insurance


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Tour Securely Towel Jury assurance Dowel Juror assuredly BreweryInsure poorly JurisdictionProcure Curative Jurisprudence

Consonants to Consider:

T/D/:-

The Indian way of saying T or D is very harsh. The trick is to soften these

sounds. The tip of your tongue must touch behind your upper teeth. Instead

of pushing your tongue against your teeth simply allow it to drop down

naturally. The slight sound of breath must be heard.

Practice Word:

Today Data Together Total Task Tomorrow

Little Admit But Student

Might Alternate

Between

Astute Tight Steady

Invalid

Pardon

Ticket Danger Card Abroad

Disaster

Delicate

Dirty Abundant

Department

Duty Destiny

Tomato

Practice Sentences:

1. Tom tossed the T-shirt into the tent

2. Take your time to do the task

3. They twisted and turned to the tunes

4. Betty Bottor bought some butter but the butter was too

bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter

better.

5. Tim and Tina went to Tokyo on Tuesday


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6. Twelve twins tangled themselves during the tango

7. Dorothy is dainty like a doll

8. Drop the card at the department

9. Dizzy Daisy danced and danced, till dropped did dizzy Daizy dance.

10. Twelve tiny little turtles battled to get a little bit

of the oodles of noodles.

11. Destiny is technically traveling towards what is

in store for you.

12. Sitting pretty, tiny Tanya, dashing Daniels eye

did catch

13. Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue totwist and turn and twit and twat to learn the letter T

14. A twister of twists once twisted a twist.

A twist that he twisted was a three twisted twist;

If in twisting a twist one tiwst should untwist,

The untwisted twist would untwist the twist.

2. TH (Soft):-

To create this sound, allow air to gush out between your tongue and upper

teeth. Make sure you don`t push against your teeth, or the sound created

would be very hard.

Practice Words:

Thin

k

Thurs

day

With Three Three Thermom

eterThanks

Birthday

Path Thousand

Thousand

Thread

Both South Death With With ThoughtThirty

Thrust Thorough

Thick Thick Thin


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Practice Sentence:

1. Through thick and thin , we`ll be together

2. Thanks for thinking of me

3. My birthday is on Thursday

4. Thank fully, the 13th is on Thursday

5. She thanked the three for their thoughts

6. Thirty three thirsty, thundering thoroughbreds thumped Mr. Therber on

his head.

7. Plymouth sleuths thwart Luther`s slithering

8. I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you

9. The thirty-three thieves though that they thrilled the throne throughout

Thursday

10. Something in a thirty acre thermal thicket of

thorn and thistles thumped and thundered threatening the three-D

thoughts of Matthew the thug-although, theatrically, it was only the

thirteen-thousand thistles and thorns through the underneath of his

thigh that the thirty year old thug thought of that morning

11. There those thousand thinkers were thinkinghow did the other three thieves go through

3. /TH (Buzz):-

The buzz TH sound is similar to the sound. The tongue is placed behind the

upper teeth.

Practice Words:

This That These Those Together

Rather

Father

Mother Feather

Weather

Other Brother

Rhythm

Bathe Southern

Wither Leather

Northern

Their Wheth Bother Bother Anothe Southe


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er r rn

Practice Sentences:

1. My mother and brother are going together2. This weather is a bother

3. Theyd rather have another

4. Together, they took the southern route

5. This is better than that

6. These are longer than those

7. My brothers leather feather withered in this weather

8. My other brother is rather dynamic

9. Together theyd turn this into these

4. /ZH/:-

This sound is very often confused with Z or J. The trick to getting the

sound right is to allow your tongue to be suspended in your mouth

without letting it touch anything. You must specifically avoid letting it

touch your teeth or hard palette.

Practice Words:-

Measure Pleasure

Treasure Vision Decision Visual

Casual Usual Version Leisure

Diversion

Seizure

Division College Rouge Envisage

Enclosure

Mirage

Camoufla

ge

Televisi

on

Conversi

on

Genre Conclusi

on

Inclusi

onPractice Sentences:

1. He is usually very casual

2. The pleasure is in finding the treasure

3. Television is the most usual form of leisure


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4. There was no measure to my pleasure when I saw the hidden treasure

5. His decision is to change the conclusion

6. Camouflaging his decision, he envisaged another vision

5. /V/:-

The rule of how to make this sound is to bite your lower lip and pull it into

your mouth.

Practice Words:

Very Vision Have Love Achieve

Five

Volatile

Victory

Vast Vain Voice Visa

Live Various

River Vanish

Vanquish

Value

Violent

Savior

Believe

Deliver

Visit Native

Practice Sentence:1. You have to achieve your goals

2. He gave me advice

3. She voiced her views

4. The victorious warrior vanquished them all

5. The hovering vultures discovered the vermin for supper

6. Vicky vowed to save the dove

7. The video delivers the vicars vision

8. The visitors visa vanished in Vienna

9. The vaulted van, it veered

10. In victory, Vanessa vowed to deliver


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6. /W/:-

Allow the sound to be created by a sudden opening of your lips.

Practice Words:

White

Window

Wallow

Wait Water

Watch

While Wond

er

Wise Whe

re

War

m

Weath

erWork Weddi

ngWeekend

Walrus

Weep

Waste

Woman

Weird Warrior

Width

Wheel

Would

Practice Sentences:

1. Who are you waiting for?

2. I wish we had a white winter

3. His wife is very wise

4. Williams wedding is on the weekend

5. Where would we go without Walter

6. The woman waded into the water

7. The bravest warrior won the war

8. She worked a while on Wednesday

9. He wondered why she was weeping

10. The whimsical wizard walked and walked and wondered why he

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11. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you the wish the

wish the witch wishes, I wont wish the wish you wish to wish

12. Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses.

7. /S/:-

The sound is similar to the hissing of a snake. The upper and lower teeth are

together and the tongue is touching the teeth. Air should hiss out between

your teeth.

Practice words:

Since School

Start Stick Social Spend

Sparrow Thirsty

Student

Summer

Sinful Sudden

Stay Storm

Soldier

Sir Sick Sorrow

Conversation

Static

Seven Sister Saturday

State

Practice Sentence:

1. School starts at seven

2. The storm destroyed the windows

3. He stole the last sweet

4. Sidney swallowed spoons of syrup


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5. Silly Susan saw some sweets and started stuffing till she was sick

6. The students were sent to Sweden in summer

7. She snorted and snored in her sleep

8. The sorrowful soldier saw the seven ghosts

9. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. Where she sits she shines and

where she shines she sits.

10. Seth at Sainsburys sells thick socks.

8. /SH/:-

To create this sound, your tongue must curve upwards toward your hard

palette. Air must gush out between your tongue and hard palette.

Practice Words:

Should Shake Sessi

on

Statio

n

Shallo

w

Shame

Show Shoe Ship She Short Patience

Pressure

Conversation

Sure Fashion

Caution

Vanish

Delicious

Permission

Sugar Portion

Shoulder

Wish

Practice Sentences:

1. She showed me the ship

2. The shop must be washed

3. He shrugged his shoulders

4. She sells sea shells on the sea shore

5. The ship sank into the shallow sea


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(second last)

Most words ending in sion

e.g. submission, provision, conclusion

Most words ending in tion

e.g. condition, institution, revolution

Most words ending in ic

e.g. holistic, magnetic, aesthetic

Stress on ante - penultimate syllable

(third last)

Words ending in phy

e.g. geography, photography, topography

Words ending in cy

e.g. secrecy, hypocrisy, democracy

Words ending in gy

e.g. eulogy, synergy, biology

Words ending in ty

e.g. formality, hospitality, ability

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