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SPOKEN ENGLISH by Sharul Adziah Abd Aziz Head Department Basic English Course Penang

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E - 3 different sounds. I - 2 different sounds. me we be

sit hit tin

red bed tent

ice mice

her mother sister

O - 3 different sounds U - 2 different sounds

home bone cone

pilot hot

some come won

fun sun run

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Y – a long sound like the ‘i’ – mice.

my sky fly

VOWEL COMBINATIONS. AI rain wait sail fail mail

AU taught daughter caught slaughter

EA

EA

EE

dead bread read great

read seat meat leave

feet sheet meet

OA

OO

OI

goal road load

food moon soon

noise soil poise

OY

OU

OU

toy boy joy

house hour mouse sour

tour through bough

B – baby,bear bull,big, robber. C – cat, crocodile, cut, coward, car D – duck, dirt, add, could, rude. E – front, feet, fear, funnel,fan ( the same sound ) G – gas, get,gun, goose,green. G – page,magic,gear,gym H - hat,hammock,hear,high,hovey. J – jar, jail,jug,major, jump. K – karate, kangaroo, kilo, Kurdish. L – lamb,slow,lion,calm. M -mind,microscope N – nap,noise

P – part,past,pet Q – queen,quit,quest, ( followed by ‘u’ – sound ‘kw’) R – rich, right S – silk,sad T – tail,telegram,tell V – vast,very,,television W – war, water X – taxi,sixth, Mexico ( middle or end ‘x’ sound ‘ks’ ) Y – yarn,year,your Z – zoo,zebra

CONSONANT COMBINATION Ch – poncho, cheer,inch,chocolate,chew Gh – enough,cough,laugh Kn – knee,knife,know (silent ‘k’ ) Ng – bring,fling,song,anger Ng – danger,angel,change (followed by ‘e’ – sound soft ‘j’) Ph – pharmacy,phase,philosophy (‘ph’ sound ‘f’ ) Ps - psyche,psychiatrist,psychic (‘p’ is silent ) Sc – scare,scoop,scum ( strong sound like ‘k’ ) Sc - scene,science,scissors ( soft sound as ‘s’ ) Sh – shampoo,show Th – than,that,thin Tw –welve,twenty,(sound double except two – ‘w’ silent ) Wh – what,where (sound double except who – ‘w’ silent ) Wr – write,wrong, wrestle ( ‘w’ silent ).

How are you?

Good night Hi

I’m alright

Keep back the book, good night.

Thank you

Alright, I will.

I’m alright

Are you alright?

Well, I have to go now

Bye Fine, thanks

LISTEN AND SPEAK Thank you – No, I don’t. / You’re welcome. This is Puan Adziah- Alright / Nice to meet you. How long are you staying?- How about tomorrow / One month. Where are you from? – It’s over there / I came from Perak. Do you like your job? Not really, it’s boring / I like to travel. What would you like to drink? - Tea / I like to. Do you have siblings? - Yes, I have two / I’m the eldest. How are you doing? - Quite good / I didn’t do it. Can we meet? - I am going to / Of course. I have to go now. Bye, take care. / I’m alright.

GREETINGS good evening Hello How are you? Fine, than

FAREWELLS well, I have to go Bye See you later All right Good night O.K

GETTING INFORMATION Excusing Yourself. I’m sorry Excuse me Pardon me Asking for information. Where is the school? What do this mean? What is this? Do you sing?

Important Expressions. Well, please. Thank you No problem Okay By the way I hope so So am I If you don’t mind I love to Yes, I’m glad to

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