Unit 19. Shirt, Short.
The Vowel Sounds /з:(r)/ and /o:(r)/
Unit 19; Part A
In many accents in England, the letter R is nor pronounced after a vowel. In other places, the R is pronounced, for example in North America. But in both cases, the letter R changes the vowel sound before it. If the vowel letter is E, I, О or U, we often get the vowel sounds in shirt or short.
Unit 19; Part B
Listen to the sound /з:/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this long vowel sound. | | |
Listen to the target sound /з:/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
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Listen and repeat these examples of the target language. were word worst burn bird birth her heard hurt |
Unit 19; Part C
Listen to the sound /o:/ Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this long vowel sound. | ||
Listen to the target sound /o:/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side.
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Listen and repeat the examples of the target sound. bore bored bought call cause caught war wall walk Important for listening! Listen to the following words with the R pronounced, as in North America: shirt were heard worst birth hurt bom short door four war more In words without R, some American speakers pronounce the sound /a:/ instead of /o:/. Listen: ball caught law talk bought |
Unit 19; Part D
Spelling
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Exercises
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