Tick the words that contain the /ɜː/ sound.1. Thursday 5. Tuesday 9. birthday 13. ball 2. does 6. work 10. turn 14. hurt 3. skirt 7. ear 11. bun 15. early 4. short 8. nurse ......
Underline the /ə/ sound in the following sentences.
Exercise 5 1. We went to the theatre yesterday.2. He can speak Russian and German.3. Susan is famous for her Christmas cake.4. The pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary are difficult.5. We could ask them if they have reached a decision.6. A man and a woman were waiting at the station.7. They‟re going to the mountains on Saturday.8. The private sector is all economic activity other than government.9. Where are the spoons and forks?10. There were......
Some difficult sounds for Italian speakers of English /ə/
Some difficult sounds for Italian speakers of English/ə/ This is the most frequent vowel sound in spoken English, which can also represent several letters or syllables. It can be found in unstressed function words such as a, am, an, but, can, of; in ......
dipthongs
Exercise 3 Complete the transcriptions with one of the following /eɪ/ /ɑɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /əʊ/ /ɑʊ/ /ɪə/ /eə/ /ʊə/1. make /m _ _ k/2. sure /ʃ _ _/3. bear /b _ _/4. island /- - lənd/5. employ /ɪmpl _ _/6. hear /h _ _/ 7. town /t _ _ n/8. home /h _ _ m/9. sight /s _ _ t/10. know /n _ _ /
dipthongs:
Answers
1 =/eɪ/
2= /ɔɪ/
3= /eə/
4= /ɑɪ/
5= /ɔɪ/
6= /ɪə/
7= /ɑʊ/
8= /əʊ/
9=/ɑɪ/......
Exercise 1 Match the phonetic transcriptions with the words.
Exercise 1 Match the phonetic transcriptions with the words.
1. /ʃʌt/ a. later
2. /hɑːt/ b. joke
3. /θɪŋk/ c. heart
4. /wɜːk/ d. there
5. /leɪtə/ e. doubt
6. /bɔːt/ f. work
7. /puːl/ g. shut
8. /dɑʊt/ h. think
9.......
International phonetic alphabet symbols
International phonetic alphabet symbolsVowels/ɪ/ pin, English, business/e/ bed, head, bury, exit/æ/ cat, bag, apple, black/ə/ the, a, woman, banana/ʊ/ look, put, could, cushion/ɒ/ clock, what, because/ʌ/ cut, come, mother /ɜː/ girl, burn, word, heard/ɑː/ car, art, heart, half/ɔː/ ......
Adjective or adverb?
Adjective or adverb?
Adjectives are words used to modify nouns. They usually go before nouns. Adjectives may also go after be (is, am, are, was, were) and copular verbs like become, seem, look, feel etc.
I feel happy. (NOT I feel happily.)
She seemed excited. (NOT She seemed excitedly.)
They were upset.
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. They usually express the manner in which something......
Adverb clause of time
Adverb clause of time
An adverb clause of time shows when something happens. It is usually introduced by time adverbs. Examples are: before, after, as, when, while, until, as soon as, since, no sooner than, as long as etc. Note that all adverb clauses are subordinate clauses. They cannot stand on their own and must be attached to an independent clause.
Read the examples given below.
I always take a bath before......
Adverbs worksheet
Adverbs worksheet
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs can also be used to modify adjectives and other adverbs.
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box. Write the kind of adverb against each sentence. The same adverb can be used more than once.
OccasionallySometimesUsuallyRarelyOnce
VeryNeverMostlyOftenalways
1. I …………………….. go to bed at 10 o’clock. (…………………………………)
2. I have …………………. been to the USA. ......
Using otherwise
Using otherwise
The word otherwise can be used in several different ways:
Otherwise can be used to introduce the possible outcome of a given situation.
We must hurry up; otherwise we will miss the train.
The same idea can be expressed using if not or unless.
If we do not hurry up, we will miss the train.
Unless we hurry up, we will miss the train.
You must work hard; otherwise,......
List of interjections
List of interjections
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a sudden emotion. Interjections are used to exclaim, protest or react. They can stand by themselves. They may also appear within larger structures.
Hurrah! We’ve won!
Alas, she’s dead now.
Mild interjections are usually set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma. More powerful interjections are followed by an exclamation mark.
Here is a list of......
