Monday, May 18, 2015

[PronunciationWorkshop] Word Endings

Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!

‘P’ endings
- I hope the group will sleep on the ship.
- The soda pop spilled out of the cup, over the map and onto her lap.
- Was the Egg Drop Soup cheap?

‘B’ endings
- We cleaned the cobweb from the doorknob in the bathtub.
- Rob broke his golf club when he slipped on the ice cube.
- The crab was under the cement slab at the yacht club.
- The ticket stub was found in the taxicab.

‘T’ endings
- Kate left her cat on the mat as she flew a kite.
- The sailboat came into the port to join the fleet.
- What bait will make the fish bite? A cricket or a piece of meat?

‘D’ endings
- Fred will decide which sled should be painted red.
- David tried to send a refund back to England.
- He could not hide his report card behind the chalk board.

3 rules for ‘–ED ’ endings (t/d/id)
- Bob raked the leaves and then started to wash his car. He then loaded up the dishwasher and finished washing his dishes.
- Susan spilled her drink on the spotted rug. She cleaned it up with a napkin, which wasted a lot of time.
- He thanked me and offered me money, if I picked up the used equipment.

3 Nasal Sounds: ‘M’, ‘N’, ‘NG’
- I have a feeling that she is working too much.
- She has been wearing a hearing aid so that she could sing.
- He is looking forward to speaking at the Thanksgiving celebration.

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