Pronunciation: Vowels and consonants
| Site: | PTUK LMS |
| Course: | إنجليزي إستدراكي الشعبة 1 نظري |
| Book: | Pronunciation: Vowels and consonants |
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| Date: | Friday, 20 September 2024, 3:53 AM |
Description
In the English language, there are five vowels (a, o, u, i, e) and sometimes y, and 21 consonants, while there are 18 different vowel sounds and 24 consonant sounds.
Short vowels ( e, æ, ʌ, ʊ, ɒ, ə) (mentioned in Unit One)
Long vowels: vowel sounds whose pronunciations are the same as their letter names. For example, the long U sound is pronounced like “yoo”. There are five long vowels: long a, long e, long i, long o, and long u.
(/eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/, /oʊ/, /yu/.)
1. Long vowels:
Long vowels: vowel sounds whose pronunciations are the same as their letter names. For example, the long U sound is pronounced like “yoo”. There are five long vowels: long a, long e, long i, long o, and long u.
(/eɪ/, /i/, /ɑɪ/, /oʊ/, /yu/.)
In your free time, watch the videos for practicing pronunciation. (The lecturer may provide the students with theses websites).