GC 509

WEEK 2 DAY 2
REVIEW FRONT
VOWELS
SYLLABLE STRESS
TODAY'S GOALS
• CONTINUE PRACTICING FRONT VOWELS
• CONTINUE WITH SYLLABLE STRESS AND
LEARN SOME BASIC RULES FOR STRESS
PLACEMENT
• INTRODUCE PRESENTATION #1AND REVIEW
DIRECTIONS FOR TOP 10 RECORDINGS
WARM-UP DISCUSSION:
SOUND INVENTORY LISTS
GET OUT THE SOUND INVENTORY WORKSHEET THAT YOU
COMPLETED FOR HOMEWORK. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS AS
YOU COMPARE LISTS WITH A PARTNER:

• HOW MANY AMERICAN ENGLISH SOUNDS ALSO OCCUR IN

YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE?
• HOW MANY AMERICAN ENGLISH SOUNDS DO NOT OCCUR IN
YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE?
• WHICH SOUNDS DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE PRODUCING? HOW
DO YOU PLAN TO PRACTICE THOSE SOUNDS?
SOUND REVIEW: FRONT VOWELS

beet /i/
bit /ɪ/
bait /e/
bet /ɛ/
bat /æ/
 1 = /i/ beet
FRONT VOWEL IDENTIFICATION 2 = /ɪ/ bit
3 = /e/ bait
4 = /ɛ/ bet
1.SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE. 5 = /æ/ bat
2.THE CREEPING GRAY CAT QUICKLY RACED TO THE BED.
3.I DIPPED MY BREAD INTO THE SAME VAT OF YELLOW
CHEESE.
4.DON’T TELL YOUR DAD THAT HIS GREEN GRASS IS DEAD.

IF YOU FINISH EARLY, TRY TO WRITE A SENTENCE THAT CONTAINS

AT LEAST 1 EXAMPLE OF EACH OF THE 5 FRONT VOWEL SOUNDS.
 FRONT VOWEL IDENTIFICATION - ANSWERS
1.SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE.
 14141
2.THE CREEPING GRAY CAT QUICKLY RACED TO THE BED.
 1135234
3.I DIPPED MY BREAD INTO THE SAME VAT OF YELLOW
CHEESE.
 243541
4.DON’T TELL YOUR DAD THAT HIS GREEN GRASS IS DEAD.
 45521524
 ALPHABET VOWELS VS. RELATIVE VOWELS
ALPHABET VOWEL RELATIVE VOWEL
SOUNDS SOUNDS
• SOUND THE SAME • SOME OTHER SOUNDS
AS THE LETTER THAT THE VOWEL
NAME LETTERS CAN MAKE
• A = BAIT • A = BAT
• E = BEET • E = BET
• I = BITE • I = BIT
• O = BOAT • O = BOT
• U = BOOT • U = BUT
 VOWEL RULES

• REMEMBER: “WHEN TWO VOWELS GO

WALKING, THE FIRST ONE DOES THE
TALKING.”
• WHAT WORDS CAN YOU THINK OF THAT
 VOWEL RULES

• WHAT WORDS CAN YOU THINK OF

THAT FOLLOW THIS RULE?
 VOWEL RULES PRACTICE
WHICH OF THE WORDS BELOW USE THE ALPHABET
VOWEL SOUND?
WHICH OF THE WORDS BELOW USE THE RELATIVE
VOWEL SOUND?
rove slain fear cake
span meld chess blue
vice stint teach speech
moat juice wrist tap
 VOWEL RULES PRACTICE - ANSWERS
WHICH OF THE WORDS BELOW USE THE
ALPHABET VOWEL SOUND?
WHICH OF THE WORDS BELOW USE THE RELATIVE
VOWEL SOUND?
rove slain fear cake
span meld chess blue
vice stint teach speech
moat juice wrist tap
SYLLABLE STRESS
REVIEW & RULES
ONLINE DICTIONARIES – WEBSITES AND
APPS

• DICTIONARY.COM
• MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
• LDOCEONLINE.COM (LONGMAN)
• THEFREEDICTIONARY.COM
• CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY
 NOUN-VERB PAIRS
Directions: Look up the words below in a dictionary. 1) Divide the words
into syllables, and 2) find and mark the stressed syllable.
Bonus: Do you notice any sound changes?

NOUN VERB
CONFLICT  CON-FLICT CONFLICT  CƏN-FLICT
PROGRESS PROGRESS
REJECT REJECT
PRESENT PRESENT
CONVERT CONVERT
 NOUN-VERB PAIRS - ANSWERS
Directions: Look up the words below in a dictionary. 1) Divide the words
into syllables, and 2) find and mark the stressed syllable.
Bonus: Do you notice any sound changes?

NOUN
CONFLICT  CON-FLICT
PROGRESS  PRO-GRESS
REJECT  RE-JECT
PRESENT  PRE-SENT
CONVERT  CON-VERT
VERB
CONFLICT  CƏN-FLICT
PROGRESS  PRƏ-GRESS
REJECT  RƏ-JECT
PRESENT  PRƏ-SENT
CONVERT  CƏN-VERT
 A VERY GENERAL STRESS RULE
• 2-SYLLABLE NOUN • 2-SYLLABLE VERB HAS
HAS STRESS ON THE STRESS ON THE
FIRST SYLLABLE > 90% SECOND SYLLABLE >
OF THE TIME 60% OF THE TIME
• WO-MAN • RE-CEIVE
• PEN-CIL • AP-PEAR
• WIN-DOW • DE-SCRIBE
• TA-BLE • COM-PARE
 STRESS RULES FOR SOME SUFFIXES
MOST WORDS ENDING IN THE FOLLOWING SUFFIXES HAVE
STRESS ON THE SYLLABLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SUFFIX:

• -CIAN/-SIAN/-SION/-TION  MUSICIAN, INDONESIAN,

DIFFUSION, EDUCATION
• -IC(S)/-ICAL  DRASTIC, ECONOMICS, CHEMICAL
• -ITY  DIVERSITY, MAJORITY
• -IAL/-CIAL/-TIAL  INITIAL, ARTIFICIAL, ESSENTIAL
• -IBLE  RESPONSIBLE, INCREDIBLE
• -GRAPHY/-GRAPHER  PHOTOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHER
• -LOGY  RADIOLOGY, ECOLOGY
RESPONSIB CHEMICAL MUSICIAN
LE DIFFUSION ESSENTIAL
INDONESIA MAJORITY PHOTOGRA
N PHY
EDUCATION
DIVERSITY GEOGRAPH
ARTIFICIAL
ECOLOGY ER
INCREDIBLE
DRASTIC RADIOLOGY
 PRESENTATION 1
ASSIGNMENT
SHEET
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE ON
FEB 18 AND 20
 REMINDER: TOP 10 RECORDING #1
• STEP 1 – CHOOSE 10 WORDS FROM YOUR TOP 10 LIST AND
MARK THEM FOR SYLLABLE STRESS
• EXAMPLE:
• 1. OPPORTUNITY    OPP-ER-TU-NUH-TEE
• 2. RECORD (V)        RUH-KORD
• 3. RECORD (N)        REH-KERD

• STEP 2 – PRACTICE SAYING THE WORDS CORRECTLY (CHECK

ACCURACY WITH A DICTIONARY OR YOUGLISH)
• STEP 3 – RECORD YOURSELF SAYING ALL 10 WORDS (ONE
AUDIO FILE PLEASE)
• STEP 4 – SUBMIT 1) YOUR RECORDING AND 2) YOUR LIST
WITH SYLLABLE STRESS MARKED ON BLACKBOARD
 HOMEWORK
• START THINKING ABOUT PRESENTATION
#1
• PRONUNCIATION JOURNAL #1 AND TOP
10 RECORDING #1 DUE SUNDAY
• SUGGESTED PRACTICE: UNIT 3 PP. 16-24
(SYLLABLE STRESS), UNIT 8 (DICTIONARY),
POSE TEST WORD STRESS (WS)