Key words

CONSONANT CLUSTERS

Unit 7

Major decisions

English rhythm practice

Self-check questions

Lab work 7 Further consonants

Lab works

Exercise 1 Repetition of words containing a velar nasal

Listen and repeat; take care not to pronounce a plosive after the velar nasal.

hxN hxNq

sININ rPN

rAN bxNIN

TIN rIN

Exercise 2 N with and without g

Listen and repeat:

Words of one morpheme	Words of two morphemes
fINgq finger	sINq singer
xNgq anger	hxNq hanger
bxNgq Bangor	lPNIN longing
hAngq hunger	rININ ringing
xNgl angle	bxNq banger

Exercise 3 “Clear” and “dark” l

Listen and repeat:

“Clear” l before vowels	“Dark” l before pause	“Dark” l before consonants
laI lie	fIl fill	help help
lHs loose	bel bell	fIlT filth
lJk leak	nJl kneel	belt belt
lqV low	peIl pale	feIld failed
laVd loud	maIl mile	mIlk milk
lL law	kIl kill	welS Welsh

Exercise 4 r

Listen and repeat, concentrating on not allowing the tongue to make contact with the roof of the mouth in pronouncing this consonant:

eqrIN airing	reqrq rarer
rJraIt rewrite	herIN herring
terqrIst terrorist	mIrq mirror
xrqV arrow	rLrIN roaring

Exercise 5 j and w

Listen and repeat:

jH you	weI way
jLn yawn	wL war
jIq year	wIn win
jVq your	weq wear

Exercise 6 Dictation of words

Transcribe the words you hear. Each word will be said three times (1…12).

1. What can you say about the distribution of /w/ and /j/?

2. Describe the curved shape of the tongue.

3. Why do we call these consonants glides?

4. Dwell on the pronunciation of /pj, tj, kj/.

5. Describe the lip position for /w/.

6. What is the difference between linking /r/ and intrusive /r/?

Listen to this poem. Practise reading it.

How do you like your coffee?

Black! Black!

How do you like your tea?

With lemon, please.

How do you like your steak?

Medium rare.

How do you like your eggs?

I don’t care!

Sunny side-up?

I don’t care!

Poached on toast?

I don’t care!

Scrambled, with bacon?

I don’t care!

Over-easy?

I don’t care!

Soft-boiled? Hard-boiled?

I don’t care!

How about an omelet?

I don’t care!

Come on, tell me!

This isn’t fair.

I told you the truth.

I really don’t care!

Lesson	Topic	Hours	References
	Consonant clusters.
	Initial consonant clusters. [s] + consonant.		O’Connor – p.64-67, Karnevskaya – p.25, 97, 231 “Our sitting room”
	Initial consonant clusters. Consonant + [l, j, w, r].		O’Connor – p.64-67, Karnevskaya – p.97-98, 121, 203, 231
	Stop + stop.		O’Connor – p.67-70, Karnevskaya – p.45, 187 Lab work 8
	Stop + nasal.		O’Connor – p.70-72, Karnevskaya – p.35, 187
	Stop + lateral.		O’Connor – p.72-74, Karnevskaya – p.35, 187 “Morning and evening”
	Consonants + [s, z, t, d].		O’Connor – p.74-75, Karnevskaya – p.14, 203
	Alveolar consonants + [T].		O’Connor – p.75, Karnevskaya – p.66, 203, 243
	Lateral + consonant. Nasal + consonant. Longer sequences of consonants.		O’Connor – p.75-78,

consonant cluster

assimilation (progressive, regressive, reciprocal, double)

devoicing

loss of plosion

nasal plosion

lateral plosion

fricative plosion

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