teaching pronunciation

glossary teaching pronunciation #beginning level english learners syllable stress - students need to understand that multisyllabic words require syllable stress. point out common syllable stress patterns. voiced and voiceless consonants - teach the difference between voiced and voiceless consonants. have students touch their throats to note the difference between 'z' and 's' and 'f' and 'v' to demonstrate these differences. silent letters - point out examples of words with silent letters such as the 'b' in 'comb', '-ed' endings in the past for regular verbs. silent final e - teach the influence of the final silent 'e' generally making the vowel long. make sure to point out that there are many exceptions to this rule (drive vs. live). #intermediate level …

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