3 Week 4

3.1 Today’s objectives

  • Practice (it makes perfect!)

  • Add /3ː/ and /ɔː/ to our arsenal

  • Learn about digraphs

3.2 Homework: correction

Word Sounds Stress Received Pronunciation General American
change /1/ /tʃeɪndʒ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/
bathe /1/ /beɪð/ /beɪð/
jack /1/ /dʒæk/ /dʒæk/
hit /1/ /hɪt/ /hɪt/
scythe /1/ /saɪð/ scythe
dune /1/ /djuːn/ /duːn/
wreck /1/ /rek/ /rek/
height /1/ /haɪt/ /haɪt/
shame /1/ /ʃeɪm/ /ʃeɪm/
choke /1/ /tʃəʊk/ /tʃoʊk/

3.3 Practice n°1

Word Sounds Stress Received Pronunciation General American
range /1/ /reɪndʒ/ /reɪndʒ/
these /1/ /ðiːz/ /ðiːz/
judge /1/ /dʒʌdʒ/ /dʒʌdʒ/
hole /1/ /həʊl/ /hoʊl/
safe /1/ /seɪf/ /seɪf/
flick /1/ /flɪk/ /flɪk/
lime /1/ /laɪm/ /laɪm/
mote /1/ /məʊt/ /moʊt/
shine /1/ /ʃaɪn/ /ʃaɪn/

3.4 Practice n°2

Word Sounds Stress Received Pronunciation General American
shack /1/ /ʃæk/ /ʃæk/
stuck /1/ /stʌk/ /stʌk/
hang /1/ /hæŋ/ /hæŋ/
thief /1/ /θiːf/ /θiːf/
throw /1/ /θrəʊ/ /θroʊ/
choke /1/ /tʃəʊk/ /tʃoʊk/
fringe /1/ /frɪndʒ/ /frɪndʒ/
breathe /1/ /briːð/ /briːð/
one /1/ /wʌn/ /wʌn/
sheath /1/ /ʃiːθ/ /ʃiːθ/

Can you notice an exception?

“One” does not comply with the canonical alphabetic pronunciation.

3.5 Homework

3.5.1 Let’s add r-colored vowels:

  • /3ː/
  • /ɑː/
  • /ɔː/

3.5.2 Transcribe:

Word Sounds Stress Received Pronunciation General American
third /1/ /θɜːd/ /θɜ˞ːd/
dance /1/ /dɑːns/ /dæns/
float /1/ /fləʊt/ /floʊt/
flow /1/ /fləʊ/ /floʊ/
shroud /1/ /ʃraʊd/ /ʃraʊd/
fern /1/ /fɜːn/ /fɜ˞ːn/
thorn /1/ /θɔːn/ /θɔːrn/
damp /1/ /dæmp/ /dæmp/
gem /1/ /dʒem/ /dʒem/
chase /1/ /tʃeɪs/ /tʃeɪs/
chuck /1/ /tʃʌk/ /tʃʌk/
thrash /1/ /θræʃ/ /θræʃ/
once /1/ /wʌns/ /wʌns/
shave /1/ /ʃeɪv/ /ʃeɪv/
rhythm /10/ /’rɪð.əm/ /’rɪð.əm/
chore /1/ /tʃɔː/ /tʃɔːr/
shove /1/ /ʃʌv/ /ʃʌv/
thank /1/ /θæŋk/ /θæŋk/
jinx /1/ /dʒɪŋks/ /dʒɪŋks/
shard /1/ /ʃɑːd/ /ʃɑːrd/
Word Sounds Stress Received Pronunciation General American
hat /1/ /hæt/ /hæt/
sore /1/ /sɔː/ /sɔːr/
heart /1/ /hɑːt/ /hɑːrt/
swathe /1/ /sweɪð/ /swɑːð/
think /1/ /θɪŋk/ /θɪŋk/