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The document discusses the classification and pronunciation of English consonants, including their manner and place of articulation as plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquids, and semivowels. It also covers voiced and unvoiced consonants, aspirated consonants, differences from the Czech consonant system, and problematic consonants for Czech learners. Tasks are provided to practice pronunciation of grammatical endings such as -ed, -s, and -es.

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I: I U U: e at 3: O: & V A: Q: The Phonemic Chart

The document discusses the classification and pronunciation of English consonants, including their manner and place of articulation as plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquids, and semivowels. It also covers voiced and unvoiced consonants, aspirated consonants, differences from the Czech consonant system, and problematic consonants for Czech learners. Tasks are provided to practice pronunciation of grammatical endings such as -ed, -s, and -es.

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THE PHONEMIC CHART

i: I U u: I eI vo
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e @ 3: O: U OI @ mon
@ U
& V A: Q e aI a dip
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p b t d t d k g
S Z
f v T D s z S Z con

mn N h l r w j
Consonants their classification
A. English consonants may be classified by the manner of
articulation and by the place of articulation.
a) By the manner of articulation as
plosives:
fricatives:
affricates:
nasals:
liquids
(the lateral: and the post alveolar approximant: )

semivowels
b) By the place of articulation as
labials: bilabials (lips):
labiodentals (lips and teeth):
dentals (teeth):
alveolars (gums):
including the postalveolar r
palatals (palate):
velars (soft palate):
glottal (glottis):
B. Consonants may be classified as voiced and
unvoiced/voiceless.

p b t d t d k g
S Z
f v T D s z S Z
mn N h l r w j
Voiced consonants are:

Unvoiced consonants are:


Pronunciation of voiced consonants at the end of English
words
lag vs lack
dog vs dock
clog vs clock
pig vs pick

C. Aspirated [ph, th, kh]


listen to Peter Piper tongue twister,
Which phonemes get aspirated?

D. Comparison with the Czech system of


consonants
1. Which ones are missing in Czech?

2. Which ones are part of the Czech


system but not part of the English one?

E. Problematic consonants for Czech


learners
The most relevant and frequent errors of Czech
learners
Consonants:
/d/ instead of /D/, /f/ instead of /T/
/v/ instead of /w/
/ng/ instead of /N/
Aspiration of /p/, /t/, /k/
voiced consonants at the end of a
word are pronounced as unvoiced
//, //
/r/ is strongly trilled
/h/ is voiced

Tasks to practise grammatical endings


Task 1
Consider pronunciation of adjectives ending
in ed in these sentences.

Put them under the proper heading


according to the pronunciation of ed.

Example: Shes interested in you.


Im not used to going home late.
[t] [d] [Id]
shocked bored disappointed
embarrassed worried disgusted
needed

[t] [d] [Id]


embarrassed bored disgusted
shocked worried disappointed

Task 2
Look at this table and complete the rules.

1. When the ed ending follows the


phoneme [t] or [d] at the end of the word,
it is pronounced .
2. When the ed ending follows a voiceless
consonant (= p, k, f, s, T, S, ) apart
from [t] at the end of the word, it is
pronounced .
3. When the ed ending follows either a
vowel or a voiced consonant (= b, g, v, z,
D, Z, , m, n, r, l, j) apart from [d]
at the end of the word, it is pronounced
.

Practical implications of correct


pronunciation of grammatical endings?
1.
plural endings s, es (e.g. dogs, buses,
books)
verb endings s, es (e.g. stops, watches,
opens)
possessive case -s (e.g. brothers
books)
When to pronounce these endings as
[s], [z], or [Iz]?

2. ed endings in verbs (e.g. wanted, stopped, judged)


ed endings in adjectives (e.g. interested, bored,
emrarrased)
When to pronounce these endings as [t], [d], or [Id]?
Task 3
You can prepare a parallel table which will
be true for s, -es endings.
[t] [d] [Id]
[s] [z] [Iz]
books nouns dresses
tips cars watches

Task 4
Sort out these words into columns
according to the proper pronunciation of
s, -es endings.

You can formulate parallel rules which will


be true for s, -es endings.

1. When the s, -es ending follows the


phonemes [s, z, S, Z, , ] at the end of
the word, it is pronounced .
The phonemes [s, z, S, Z, , ] are
called sibilants.
2. When the s, -es ending follows a
voiceless consonant (= p, k, t, f, T)
apart from [s, S, ] at the end of the
word, it is pronounced .
3. When the s, -es ending follows either a
vowel or a voiced consonant (= b, g, v, D,
d, m, n, r, l, j) apart from [z, Z, ]
at the end of the word, it is pronounced
.

Task 5
Check the pronunciation of the endings and
meaning of these adjectives in the
dictionary as the exceptions exist.
naked
ragged
wicked
rugged
beloved
jagged

Task 6
Sort out any 10 verbs in the regular past
form according to the pronunciation of ed.

[t] [d] [Id]

Task 7
Spot the Odd one out in these groups of
verbs:
1. opened closed washed remembered robbed
2. needed hated rained patted wanted
3. watched hopped hoped jumped grained
4. judged signed averaged practised achieved

Task 8
Prepare similar Odd one out tasks to
practise
a) plural noun endings (3 lines)
b) verbs endings in s, -es (3 lines)
c) verbs endings in -ed (3 lines)

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