Phonemes: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:02, 3 April 2012

Phoneme	As in:	Tricks for correct pronunciation
b	cab	Do not say "bee" or "buh." Think of how it sounds at the end of a word like "cab."
c / k	cat kiss	Do not say "see" or "kay."
d	dog
f	fig
g	give
h	hill
j	jam
l	ball
m	man
n	net
p	pan
r	red
s	sand	Say "sss," like the sound of a snake hissing. Do not say "ess."
t	top
v	van
w	wet
x	box	Do not say "eks," and don't even mention the word xylophone.
y	yet
z	zan	Say "zzz" like a buzzing bee. Do not say "zee."
ch	chip
sh	ship
th	thin
th	then
zh	vision deja vu

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 |b||ca'''b'''||Do not say "bee" or "buh." Think of how it sounds at the end of a word like "cab."
 |-
-|c||'''c'''at||Do not say "see."  This is the same sound that will be used for k.
+|c / k||'''c'''at '''k'''iss||Do not say "see" or "kay."
 |-
 |d||'''d'''og
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 |-
 |j||'''j'''am
-|-
-|k||'''k'''iss
 |-
 |l||ba'''ll'''
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 |r||'''r'''ed
 |-
-|s||'''s'''and||Do not say "ess."  Say "sss," like the sound of a snake hissing.
+|s||'''s'''and||Say "sss," like the sound of a snake hissing.  Do not say "ess."
 |-
 |t||'''t'''op
+|-
+|v||'''v'''an
+|-
+|w||'''w'''et
+|-
+|x||bo'''x'''||Do not say "eks," and don't even mention the word xylophone.
+|-
+|y||'''y'''et
+|-
+|z||'''z'''an||Say "zzz" like a buzzing bee.  Do not say "zee."
+|-
+|ch||'''ch'''ip
+|-
+|sh||'''sh'''ip
+|-
+|th||'''th'''in
+|-
+|th||'''th'''en
+|-
+|zh||vi'''si'''on<br>de'''j'''a vu
 |}