Pronunciation Unit V5: voiced and voiceless endings

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

00:35

Write down the distinctive Dutch sounds of this speaker

Pronunciation

What are vowels?

1. Medeklinkers
2. Klinkers
3. Lettergrepen
4. Woordsoorten

What are 'consonants'?

1. Klinkers
2. Dubbele klanken
3. Medeklinkers
4. Lettergrepen

The "u" in deduce is...

1. Voiced
2. Voiceless

The "c" in deduce is...

1. Voiced
2. Voiceless

The "f" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "e" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "t" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "m" in unharmed is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "ed" ending in unharmed is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The difference between voiced and voiceless (especially at the end of words) is important:

• In Dutch we usually pronounce the (written) D at the end of a word like a T: land, band, vriend, hond 
• The D at the end of words in English sounds like D (voiced, niet voiceless)
• Why important: because these sounds can change the meaning:
• and vs ant    /    lend vs lent      /     tend vs tent      /       bed vs bet
  

TIP: Voiced ending? Try to lengthen the vowel: ant vs aaaand

Why important: mispronouncing these sounds affects the meaning:

and vs ant / lend vs lent / tend vs tent / bed vs bet

VOICED ENDING

VOICELESS ENDING

bag

back

robe

rope

rise

rice

safe

save

www.bbc.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk

Short vowel: u > ʊ

Pronunciation = /ʊ/

Examples:       good     sugar      would

Spelling = u:                   full     put       push       pull     insurance

Spelling = oo:              good      cook     took    book    look     neighbourhood

Exceptions: oul & o:  would      could    should    woman

Long vowel sound /u:/

Pronunciation = /u:/

Examples:       room  new    use

Spelling = oo          room     cool            pool    school    boots

Spelling = ew:       few        knew     flew      nephew

Spelling = u :           human        use     mute     rule YouTube   iTunes   (some u+consonant+e)

Exceptions:         do     lose       blue     shoe      suit     juice    through     queue

Which word does not contain /u:/? (long)

1. cool
2. pool
3. choose
4. good

Which word does not contain /ʊ/?

1. do
2. push
3. should
4. woman

Complete at least 2 of the exercises below:

/t/ and /d/ 

  

/s/ and /z/ 

/k/ and /g/

/f/ and /v/

Plan B: if the links above don't work, go to IL --> Sources --> Speaking --> Pronunciation --> Audio Practice --> voiced/voiceless endings + click the sounds you want to practice. USE YOUR EARPHONES. Make sure you open the video information too so you can read along with the sentences and read out loud after the tone.

 

Complete at least 2 of the exercises below:

short and long u:  https://eduozhw.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/dlbsectieengels/EanUOxVbCslNk_z1_W0OGE4Buc1JRMnqm_TANwWdhuA2Lw?e=MvoJ0G

e and ae 1: https://eduozhw.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/dlbsectieengels/EXa_jBA5KEdPkgxYYMy5ImkBmhDtzJcQKaFjDCYtsdx7BA?e=dOg6G2 

e and ae 2:  https://eduozhw.sharepoint.com/:u:/s/dlbsectieengels/ETjS1Syp1iFNnD7mdCiWPIQBOfJVKgT3ZeVlFe3eTn50Yg?e=H8548X

Plan B: if the links above don't work, go to IL --> Sources --> Speaking --> Pronunciation --> Audio Practice --> voiced/voiceless endings + click the sounds you want to practice. USE YOUR EARPHONES. Make sure you open the video information too so you can read along with the sentences and read out loud after the tone.

 

Two sessions

Groups of 2: Practice reading out loud

Groups of 3: Minimal Pairs 

Switch seats to do the other exercise after ~10 minutes

How to improve your pronunciation?

Be aware of the IPA (International Phonemic Alphabet)

Practice individual sounds (phonemes)

Read out loud, record and give yourself feedback