Introduction

Phonetics & English sounds

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/æ/ for cat

/ʌ/ for cup

/ɑː/ for heart

/ə/ for schwa

Phonetic activity /æ/ /ʌ/ /ə/ /ɑː/

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/u:/ for shoe

/u/ for book

/ɒ/ for top

/e/ for pen

Phonetic activity /e,ɒ,u,u:/

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Phonetics long vowel sounds VS short vowel sounds /i:/ /I/

/ɔ:/ for door & / ɜ:/ for bird

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Phonetics the diphthongs /ɪə/ /əʊ/

The diphthongs /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/

The diphthongs /eə/ /ʊə/

The diphthongs /aɪ/ / aʋ/

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Phonetics: /ʃ/ /tʃ/

Phonetics: /ɵ/ & /ð/

Phonetics /k/ & /g/

Phonetics: English consonants /t/ /d/

/id/ /d/ or /t/ in regular past verbs?

Phonetics: The English consonants /p/ /b/

Phonetics English consonants /dʒ/ /j/

/id/ /d/ or /t/ ? in regular past verbs

Benjamin Zephaniah’s Talking Turkeys

Silent letters in English words