- If your tooth brakes, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
- We took a picture of that famous bridge.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Introduction to the course
Welcome to Intermediate Pronunciation
Vowel phonemes
Traveling Vowels /eɪ/ and /aɪ/
Diphthongs /aʊ/ /oʊ/ /ɔɪ/
Here Comes The Bossy R!
Quiz: Vowel phonemes
Consonant phonemes
Almost A Vowel Sounds
SH Sounds: Post-Alveolar Fricatives
Post-Alveolar Affricates
TH Sounds: Dental Fricatives
Quiz: Consonant phonemes
Spelling and pronunciation
Consonant Clusters
Irregular Verbs
Linking Sounds
Contractions For Fluency
Color or Colour?
Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
Quiz: Spelling and pronunciation
Stress
How to Stress Syllables in English
Stress in Compound Words
Lazy Stress or Moving Stress?
Stress Patterns In Sentences
Quiz: Stress
Intonation
Playing With Tone
Playing With Pauses
Playing With Meaning
Quiz: Intonation
Closing
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Consonant Clusters
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¿Qué son los grupos de consonantes y cómo se utilizan?
Un aspecto fundamental del aprendizaje del inglés es comprender los grupos de consonantes o clusters. Estos son secuencias de sonidos consonantes dentro de la misma sílaba. Esto puede marcar la diferencia entre palabras distintas. Por ejemplo, la palabra "scream" contiene una secuencia de /s/, /c/ y /r/. Si alguna de estas consonantes se omite, el significado de la palabra cambia drásticamente, como al convertir "scream" en "cream".
Las combinaciones más comunes al inicio de las palabras incluyen:
- Sonido /l/: ejemplos como "black" (negro), "glad" (alegre) y "play" (jugar). Sin la consonante /l/, obtendríamos "back" o "pay".
- Sonido /r/: aparece en palabras como "break" (romper), "green" (verde) y "proud" (orgulloso).
- Sonido /s/: similar a "skate" (patinar), "snack" (merienda) y "strong" (fuerte).
- Sonido /w/: presente en palabras como "twin" (gemelo), "queen" (reina) y "dwell" (habitar).
- Sonido /j/: un ejemplo es "music" (música).
La correcta comprensión y pronunciación de estas combinaciones son clave para entenderse en inglés.
¿Cómo influyen las consonantes finales en el significado?
Los grupos de consonantes no solo son importantes al inicio de las palabras, sino también al final. Estos pueden alterar el significado completo de una palabra o frase.
- Dos sonidos consonantes: "wind" (viento). Si el sonido /d/ se omite, se convierte en "win" (ganar).
- Tres sonidos consonantes: "next" (siguiente). Aunque se escribe con X y T, son tres sonidos: /k/, /s/ y /t/.
- Cuatro sonidos consonantes: "texts" (textos) que engloba /k/, /s/, /t/ y otra /s/.
Omite un sonido consonante final y podrías cambiar radicalmente lo que dices. Es crucial en las terminaciones en S o ED, comunes en inglés.
¿Cómo afectan las diferencias en el inglés británico y americano?
Una de las barreras con las que se encuentran los estudiantes de inglés es la diversidad entre el inglés británico y americano. Las diferencias en ortografía y pronunciación pueden ser sutiles pero significativas.
Consejos para abordar estas diferencias:
- Identifica las variaciones comunes: palabras como "color" (EEUU) y "colour" (UK).
- Reconoce las pronunciaciones distintas: la /r/ en muchas palabras es pronunciada suavemente o incluso no se pronuncia en inglés británico.
- Adaptabilidad: desarrolla la habilidad de entender y utilizar ambas variantes según sea necesario.
Mantener presente estas diferencias y practicar con ejemplos auditivos ayudará a mejorar la comprensión y pronunciación en cualquier variante del inglés.
Gracias a la práctica y estudio, la pronunciación precisa se convierte en un desafío superable. Estar atento a estos detalles hará que tu comunicación en inglés sea mucho más efectiva y comprensible. ¡Sigue practicando y compartiendo tus avances!
Aportes 51
Preguntas 1
Ordenar por:
Dwell = residir, habitar
- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
- We **took **a picture of that famous bridge.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Consonants friends.
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- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
- We took a picture of that famous bridge.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
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You can listen to my recording, playing it here.
1. f your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
2. The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain
3. Jessica doesn`t like planes. She gets really scared during flights
4. We took a picture of that famous bridge
5. My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat
1. If your tooth **breaks**, you will be in a lot of **pain**.
2. The ice **cream** was so cold, it froze my **brain**.
3. Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really **scared** during **flights**.
4. We **took** a picture of that famous **bridge**.
5. My son ran to get to **school** on time. He arrived drenched in **sweat**.
Record: <https://voca.ro/13NpD2tx86ut>
A cluster is a sequence, within the same syllable of a number of consonants:
`e.g. scream -> /skriːm/`
# **At the beginning of words**
# **Letters**
Sometimes these combonations of sounds are visible in spelling:
```js
train -> /treɪn/
smile -> /smaɪl/
```
# **Sounds**
But sometimes we cannot tell by the spelling but by learning the correct pronunciation of the word:
```js
queen -> /kwiːn/
music -> /ˈmjuː.zɪk/
```
# **At the end of words**
There are more combinations of consoant sounds at the end of English words:
```js
2 -> wind /wɪnd/
3 -> next /nekst/
4 -> texts /teksts/
```
# **Quick note!**
Consonant groups at the end of words are very important in terms of grammar:
* -s endings → He walks his dogs.
* -ed endings → My address changed.
* /nt/ endings → I didn’t do it!
* /st/ endings → She is teh coolest artist.
* /θ/ endings → We always rank fourth place.
Not pronouncing final consonants may change the menaing of a word.
# **Exercise**
1. If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks / pain
2. The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. cream / brain
3. Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared / flights
4. We too a picture of that famous ridge. took / bridge
5. My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school / sweat
· If you tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
· The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
· Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
· We took a picture of that famous bridge.
· My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Breadks/ pain
Cream/ brain
scared/ *flights*
took/ bridge
school/ sweat
i has been head issues i don't study more :/ hahaha
hi this is my exercise thanks
https://voca.ro/1cqqCTLgoD6D
The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain
Jessica doesn´t was so cold, she gets really scared during flights.
We took a picture of that famous bridge
My son ran to get to school on time, He arrived drenched in sweat
1. If your tooth**rakes**, you will be in a lot of plain.**breaks**/ \_\_\_\_\_
2. The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain.\_cream\_\_\_\_ / \_brain\_\_\_\_
3. Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights.\_scared\_\_\_ / \_\_flights\_\_\_
4. We too a picture of that famous ridge.\_\_took\_\_\_ / \_\_bridge\_\_\_
5. My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear.\_\_school\_\_\_ / \_\_sweat\_\_\_
Just cross the road
She isn´t Colombian
My practice:
<https://voca.ro/1kFEismcWWUt>
Here’s my pronounciation
- My son ran to get school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Spot the words that are wrong in each sentence and write the correct words next to each one. Then, record yourself saying all the corrected sentences out loud.
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks / pain
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. crean / brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared / flights
- We too a picture of that famous ridge. took / bridge
- My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school / sweard
If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
Jessica doesn’t like plans. She gets really scared during flights.
We took a picture of that famous bridge.
My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Read with IPA:
- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
ɪf jər tuθ breɪks, jʊ wɪl bi ɪn ə lɑt əv peɪn.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
ði aɪs krim wəz soʊ koʊld, ɪt froʊz maɪ breɪn.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈdʌzənt laɪk pleɪnz. ʃi ɡɛts ˈrɪli skɛrd ˈdʊrɪŋ flaɪts.
- We took a picture of that famous bridge.
wi tʊk ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðət ˈfeɪməs brɪʤ.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
maɪ sʌn ræn tə ɡɛt tə skul ɑn taɪm. hi əˈraɪvd drɛnʧt ɪn swɛt.
1.- brakes/pain
2.- cream/brain
3.- scared /flights
4.- took/bridge
5.- school/ sweat
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks / pain___
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. cream_ / brain___
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared___ / Flights___
- We too a picture of that famous ridge. took___ / bridge___
- My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school___ / sweat_
Here is my recording:
https://voca.ro/1h5aXZgE3LQA
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Hi, here is my audio.
https://voca.ro/1bGONoYZMQI3
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks /pain
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. cream / brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared / flights
- We too a picture of that famous ridge. took / bridge
- My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school / sweat
- If your tooth Brakes, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Thank you
- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
- We took a picture of that famous bridge.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
- If your tooth breaks , you will be in a lot of pain
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights
4.We took a picture of that famous bridge - My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat
1. If your tooth -rakes-. You'll be in a lot of -plain-. ( breaks / pain).
2. The ice -scream- was so cold, it froze my -rain-. (cream / brain).
3. Jessica doesn't like planes. She gets really -cared- during -lights-. ( scared / flights ).
4. We -too- a picture of that famous -ridge-. ( took / bridge).
5. My son ran to get to -cool- on time. He arrived drenched in -swear-. ( school / sweat).
Consonant Clusters
Assignment:
Spot the words that are wrong in each sentence and write the correct words next to each one. Then, record yourself saying all the corrected sentences out loud.
- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain. breaks / pain
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain. cream / brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights. scared / flights
- We took a picture of that famous bridge. took / bridge
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat. school / sweat
My audio:
Summary
If your tooth Breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really scared during flights.
We took a picture of that famous bridge.
My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
Here’s is my recording, any feedback is very appreciated ❤️.
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks / pain
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. cream / brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared / flights
- We too a picture of that famous ridge. took / bridge
- My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school / sweat
- If your tooth breaks, you will be in a lot of pain.
- The ice cream was so cold, it froze my brain.
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really stressed during flights.
- We took a picture of that famous bridge.
- My son ran to get to school on time. He arrived drenched in sweat.
My recording
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain. breaks / pain
- The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain. cream / brain
- Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights. scared / flights
- We too a picture of that famous ridge. took / bridge
- My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear. school / sweat
WHICH SENTENCE DO YOU HEAR?
- Just cross the road.
- She isn´t Colombian.
- If your tooth rakes, you will be in a lot of plain.
BREAKS / PAIN - The ice scream was so cold, it froze my rain.
CREAM / BRAIN - Jessica doesn’t like planes. She gets really cared during lights.
SCARED / FLIGHTS - We too a picture of that famous ridge.
TOOK / BRIDGE - My son ran to get to cool on time. He arrived drenched in swear.
SCHOOL / SWEAT
- breaks / pain
- cream / brain
- scared / flights
- took / bridge
- school / sweat
frozen/brain
scared/flights
took/ bridge
school/sweat
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