02 Pronunciation

Pronunciation A)

Difficult sounds

Aspiration: there is a difference between voiced (pehmeä) and voiceless (kova) consonants practice: till --- dill kill --- gill pill --- bill bag ----- big ----- back ----- pig ----- pack ----- pick th-sound: difference between voiced () and voiceless () th practice:

v-w:

they the this that though

thanks math Kathy thing think

vest (liivi) --- west vet (eläinlääkäri) --- wet

Sibilants (suhuäänteet): practice:

B)

please [pli:z] ---- police [p()li:s] (sairas) diseased [dzi:zd] --- (kuollut) deceased [dsi:st] sin [sin] --- (sääri) shin [in] --- (leuka) chin [tin] --- gin [din] sane [sein] --- chain [tein] --- Jane [dein]

Difficult words

Task: Find out the meaning of these words and use Merriman-Webster Online Dictionary to find out their pronunciation. Mark the stress as well by underlining that part of the word. Example: specification, [spesɪfɪ'keɪʃən], tekniset tiedot

component

development

obligatory

advantageous

facilities

isle

mutual

vocational

suite

access

assess

archipelago

industrialism

procedure

gauge

cache memory

pneumatic

vegetable

plough

technology

engineer

strategy

accessories

challenge

digital

multi

subsidiary

peripheral

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