Friday, 17 April 2009

Connected speech: Stress shift and eurythmy.



Hello bloggers!

Can the stressed syllable of a word change depending on what word comes after it? Do this exercise and find out.

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 12

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 12 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Thursday, 16 April 2009

Spelling and sound: Digraphs, diphthongs and monophthongs.



Hello bloggers!

In this exercise, we have a look at ten words which cause quite a lot of confusion among EFL learners.

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 11

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 11 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Word stress: the "ITY" suffix



Hello bloggers!

Problems with word stress are very common amongst EFL learners. This exercise will clear things up for at least one group of words.

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 10

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 10 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Grammar and sound: The pronunciation of the letters “NG”.



Hello bloggers!

Some students might find it surprising how understanding grammar terminology, such as "suffix" and "prefix", might help them understand some pronunciation rules. Try this exercise and find out.


Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 9

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 9 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Monday, 13 April 2009

Spelling and sound: The pronunciation of the letters “OO”.



Hello bloggers!

Do you find the pronunciation of the letters "OO" confusing? This exercise may help you!

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 8

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 8 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Sunday, 12 April 2009

Spelling and sound: The pronunciation of the letter “U”.



Hello bloggers!

There are quite a few different pronunciations for the letter “U”. In this exercise we have a closer look at words which are pronounced like "PUT".

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 7

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 7 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus

Saturday, 11 April 2009

The sound of "OUN"



Hello bloggers!

Most of the time, the letters "OUN" are pronounced like in the word "sound". However, there are a few exceptions. Do the exercise and see if you can identify them.

Click on the link below to download the exercise:
Pronunciation Challenge 6

Click on the link below to download the answer:
Pronunciation Challenge 6 - answer


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Until our next challenge,

Gus