Pronunciation Clinic Review Quiz | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 19 Public

Pronunciation concepts introduced in the 2022 Pronunciation Clinic

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What letters are vowels?

a, e, i, o ,u ...and sometimes y

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What letters are consonants?

All the letters that are not vowels.

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True or False: Connected speech describes the ways words can get joined together. Sometimes a new sound is created, or sometimes sounds can disappear.

True!

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True or False: Words like a, the, for, to & and are usually stressed.

False! They are usually unstressed.

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Listen to this word. Is it "sigh" or "shy?"

Shy

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Listen to this word. Is it "walk" or "work?"

walk

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Explain why words stress is important.

It can change the meaning of a word or sentence - eg for beer - phobia

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Is English a stress-timed or syllable-timed language?

Stress-timed

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Which 4 words are "weak" in this question? "What was your job before you can to NZ?"

1. was 2. your. 3. you. 4. to What wəz jə job before jə came tə NZ?

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Which syllables are stressed in this sentence? "The quality of his paintings was excellent."

The QUAlity of his PAINtings was EXcellent.

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Where are the consonant-vowel links in this sentence? She’s an old friend of mine.

She' sanold friendof mine.

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Where are the consonant-vowel links in this sentence? He works ten hours a day

He works tenoursa day.

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In the word "buzz," is the final sound voice on or voice off?

Voice on

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Voice on or voice off: /t/

voice off

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Voice on or voice off: /v/

voice on

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In the word, "thing," is the /th/ sound voice on or voice off?

voice off

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