In our Oral Communication subject we had discussed about and Consonant Sounds. I learned from it on how to pronounce words correctly. I want to share it to you for you know also what I have learned. And I hope that it will help you.
- Vowel Sounds - are those in which the organs of speech are used to form resonance through which the breath stream passes without any audible friction being produced.
- Consonant Sounds - are those in which the breath stream is obstructed in the way or another to produce audible friction.
Diphthongs - combination of two vowel sounds.
- example to this -
by, buy,, guy, lie, fly, cry, pie, try, why
house, how, cow, mouse, bow, vow
boy, toy, voice, boil, oil, foil, soil, joy, coil
- Exercises -
- Put the plastic cup on the top of the pile of paper plate.
- The baby's bathtub was filled to the brim with bubble.
- The murderer did the dreadful deed with a dirty old dagger.
- Tom took great delight in telling how fast he typed two letters.
- Both authors used theme found in three Greek myths.
- The magicians wished he hadn't rushed to shine his shoes.
- Laura left the yellow pillow in the third-floor hallway.