With a friendly writing style and abundant illustrations, Pronunciation Made Simple(formerly English Pronunciation for International Students) helps students understand and achieve the pronunciation patterns of native English speakers. Appropriate for both classroom use and self-study, this confidence-building text motivates students to practice their skills outside the classroom.

About the Authors

vi

Preface

vii

To the Student

ix

Part 1: Vowels

Pronouncing the Vowels of American English

3

(4)

[i] as in me, tea, and bee and [I] as in it and pin

7

(8)

[el] as in ate, game, and they

15

(4)

[ε] as in egg, pet, and head

19

(4)

[æ] as in at, fat, and happy

23

(4)

[a] as in arm, hot, and father

27

(5)

Contrast and Review of [el], [ε], [æ], and [a]

32

(2)

[u] as in you, too, and rule and [U] as in cook and put

34

(10)

[Λ] as in up, but, and come

44

(4)

[OU] as in oh, no, and boat

48

(4)

[c] as in all, caught, and boss

52

(4)

Contrast and Review of [Λ], [OU], [c], and [a]

56

(2)

[e] as in a, upon, and soda

58

(4)

[e] as in turn, first, and serve and [e] as in father and actor

62

(7)

[aU] as in out, house, and cow

69

(4)

[aI] as in I, my, and pie

73

(4)

[cI] as in oil, noise, and boy

77

(6)

Part 2: Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation

Introducing Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation

83

(1)

Stress Within the Word

84

(7)

Stress Within the Sentence

91

(5)

Rhythm

96

(9)

Intonation

105

(10)

Part 3: Consonants

Pronouncing the Consonants of American English

115

(3)

[s] as in sit, basket, and kiss and [z] as in zoo, busy, and buzz

118

(10)

[t] as in top, return, and cat

128

(4)

[d] as in day, ladder, and bed

132

(4)

[θ] as in think, bathtub, and mouth

136

(3)

[ð] as in the, father, and smooth

139

(4)

Contrast and Review of [s], [z], [t], [d], [θ], and [ð]

143

(1)

[∫] as in shoe, nation, and wish and [t∫] as in chair, teacher, and witch

144

(11)

Contrast and Review of [s], [∫], [t], and [t∫]

155

(1)

[3] as in measure, vision, and rouge

156

(4)

[d3] as in jam, magic, and age and [j] as in you and yes

160

(10)

Contrast and Review of [t∫], [d3], and [j]

170

(1)

Additional Contrasts

171

(2)

[p] as in pay, apple, and stop

173

(3)

[b] as in boy, rabbit, and tub

176

(4)

[f] as in fun, office, and if

180

(3)

[v] as in very, over, and save

183

(4)

[h] as in hat and behind

187

(4)

[w] as in we and away

191

(4)

[I] as in lamp, yellow, and pool

195

(5)

[r] as in red, marry, and far

200

(5)

Contrast and Review of [l] and [r]

205

(5)

[k] as in cake, car, and book

210

(4)

[g] as in go, begin, and egg

214

(4)

[m] as in me and swim

218

(3)

[n] as in no and run

221

(3)

[n] as in sing

224

(3)

Contrast and Review of [m], [n], and [n]

227

(4)

Pronouncing Final Consonant Sounds

231

(5)

Pronouncing Consonant Clusters

236

(6)

Pronouncing Past Tense Verbs

242

(6)

Pronouncing Plurals, Third-Person Verbs, Possessives, and Contractions

248

(8)

Appendices

Appendix I To the Teacher

256

(1)

Breaking the Ice

256

(1)

Hearing the Sounds

257

(1)

Accent Analysis

257

(1)

Accent Analysis Sentences: Vowels

258

(3)

Accent Analysis Sentences: Consonants

261

(5)

Using the Manual for Classroom Instruction

266

(1)

Additional Communicative Practice Activities

267

(2)

Additional Auditory Discrimination Practice Activities

269

(2)

Appendix II Check Yourself Answer Key

271

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