Lesson 24. Sunglasses or Umbrella?
Consonant groups in the middle of words
Lesson 24; Part A
Some words have one consonant sound in the middle. Listen. paper pepper (pp is 2 letters but only 1 sound) weather (th is 2 letters but only 1 sound) listen (st is 2 letters but only 1 sound -1 is silent) |
Lesson 24; Part B
Consonant groups in the middle of words Some words have groups of two or three consonant sounds in the middle. Listen. colder (Id is 2 sounds) computer (mp is 2 sounds) classroom (ssr is 2 sounds) sixteen (xt is 3 sounds /kst/) | |
Listen and repeat these words with two consonant sounds in themiddle. Be careful - don't put a vowel sound between the consonants. alphabet asking bookshop building dancing lovely remember timetable | |
Listen and repeat these words with three consonant sounds in the middle. children complete country downstairs expensiv friendly sunglasses umbrella | |
Important for listening! Sometimes we don't pronounce all the consonant sounds clearly. Listen. Se(p)tember goo(d)bye ctiris(t)mas brea(k)fast pi(c)nic foo(t)ball pos(t)card sho(p)keeper |
Exercises
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