ABC Pronunciary American English Pronunciation Dictionary by Mary Gretchen Iorio Charles E. Beyer.pdf

ABC

Pronunciary

American English

Pronunciation Dictionary

Mary Gretchen Iorio

Charles E. Beyer

Vocalis Ltd.

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form, without prior written permission of the publisher.

Published by:

Vocalis Ltd., 100 Avalon Circle, Waterbury, CT 06710 USA

ISBN# 0-9709948-0-X

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-90574

Printed in the U.S.A.

Table of Contents

Introduction . ........................... pages 4-5

Letters of the alphabet ........... pages 6-83

R-controlled vowels ................ pages 84-89

Vowel digraphs ....................... pages 90-93

Consonant digraphs ............... pages 94-103

Consonant blends . ................. pages 104-105

Silent letters ........................... pages 106-107

Vowel contrasts ...................... page 108

Consonant contrasts .............. page 109

Practice sentences . ................ pages 110-111

Pronunciation key . .................. pages 112-113

Introduction

English is one of the most widely-spoken languages

in the world today, necessary for international business,

cultural and travel purposes. The English language has

a rich vocabulary and flexible grammar use. However,

its pronunciation can be challenging at times because

of the many complexities.

ABC Pronunciary , an American English pronuncia-

tion dictionary, is set up to help students learn clear and

effective pronunciation. It is aimed at beginning-to-

intermediate English learners but can benefit all who

wish to improve their speaking abilities. The approach

used is the phonics method, in which all of the sounds

of the alphabet are taught. Once the sounds and their

symbols are familiar, students can “sound out” whole

words from the various letters within.

There are 51 sounds described: vowels, consonants

and digraphs (two consecutive letters forming a single

sound when spoken together). Also included are silent

letters, consonant blends, vowel contrasts, consonant

contrasts and practice sentences.

For each sound, the following segments are presented.

First, there is a step-by-step explanation of the mouth

movements, highlighting the changing shape of the

mouth, placement of the teeth, position of the tongue

and air flow, if any. Next, a close-up photo of the mouth

is shown for further demonstration. Then, three words

containing the sound are displayed; their definitions and

pictures are given to convey full meaning.

Many helpful hints are offered in ABC Pronunciary .

Special attention should be paid to the vowels, each of

which contains several sounds. For example, all of the

vowels can have the “schwa” sound when appearing

in unstressed syllables (such as the “o” in c o mmand).

Some of the consonants also have more than one sound.

For an overview of the 51 American English sounds, a

simple pronunciation key* is listed at the back.

In order to speak English more clearly and improve

communication skills, it is very worthwhile to study this

ABC Pronunciary .

*The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is included

solely for reference.

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