F2F Class Notes 25th March (Tony)
Vocabulary
syllable – each sound in a word.
eg: Some words are only one syllable. How many syllables are in the word, ‘syllable’? There are three syllables in the word.
Pronunciation
go to the store – godu thastore
an apple – a-na pull apple is 2 syllables, but with a connection, an apple, is also only two syllables or 2.5
Word Phrases – pronounce a new word, with word you already know
love that cat – luv tha(t)cat
jump through it – jump thru-it
get email – gett-y-mail
a quick look – a-kwik-luuk
bit – bi(t) the T is very soft a bit of – a bid(t)uv sounds ALMOST like a D
place a bid – play-sa-biD
we beat them – wee bee d(th)em
pretend – pree tend, or preh tend
to do – t’du
ballet – Bal-lay
valet – Val-lay
ballot- bal lut
valley -val-lee
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