Tips on PronunciationTeacher Silvino Sieben

1ª Série EM

R or H

• She’s wearing a hat.

• She’s wearing a rat.

M or N

• Sun times: I like them.

• Sometimes I like them.

The “L”

SH or CH

• She likes shopping.

• She likes chopping.

TH or S

• It is thinking.

• It is sinking.

Th or D

• He wants those!

• He wants a dose.

Silent K

• She likes the night.

• She likes the knight.

P, T, /K/

• Remember to “explode” these letters in the beginning of words (followed by a vowel) and strong syllables, when speaking.

• Poker – Paint• Time – Turtle• Kite - Cat

Ch or T

• Look at that chin!!

• Look at that tin!

“ain”

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

Let’s practice!!

• Hose – rose• Hay – ray• Home – Rome• Hole – role• Habit – rabbit• Hope – rope• Hate - rate

• Sun – sum• Tin – Tim• Seen – seem• Complain• Train• Explain• mantain

• Cow – call• Code – cold• Go – goal• Road – rolled• Sewed – sold• Share – chair• Shoe – chew• Ship – chip• Sheep – cheap

• mass – math• Pass – path• Mouse – mouth• Sin – thin• Sank – thank• Know – now• Knew – new• Knot – not

• Poker – paint – put – pencil• Ten – tilt – teen – tomb• Comb – kilt – complete – king• Three – tree• Thick – tick• Thought – fought• Tent - tenth

Reference

GODOY, S; GONTOW, C; MARCELINO, M. English pronunciation for brazilians. São Paulo: Disal, 2006.