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Mastering the American Accent - Coggle Diagram
Mastering the American Accent
THE VOWEL SOUNDS
(5)-/æ/:a : fat ,hat, apple, man, answer
(6) -/ɑ/ : 1-o:hot, stop, modern, job
2-a:father, watch, dark, want
(7)-/ɘ/ /^/ :1-u : but / 2- o :love / 3-ou:enough
/ɔ/ : 1-aw:saw /2-au:author /3-al:small, /--4-ought:bought /5-aught:daughter, /6-o:gone
/oʊ/ : 1- o:no /2-oa:boat /3-ow:own /4-ough:though
/ʊ/ : 1-oo:good /2-u: push /3-ould:would /4-exception: woman
(4)-/ɛ/ /e/ : 1-e:get /2-ea:heavy /exceptions:
said, says again, against, any, many
/u/:1-oo:too /2-ue:true /-o:do /-ew:new /-u :super
(3)-/eɪ/ : 1- a + consonant + e : late /2-ai:wait /3-ay:say /4-ey:obey /5-eigh:weigh /6-a-less common:
April, alien, angel
/ɘr/ : 1-er:her, mercy / 2-ear:heard / 3-ir:first / 4-or:doctor /5-ur:occur /6-ure:culture /7-ar:grammar
(2)-/I/ : 1-i (most common):sit /2-ui:build /-3. y between two consonants system /4-exceptions:been, women
/aɪ/ : 1-y:fly / 2-i:nice / 3-igh:light / 4-ie:lie
(1)-/i/ : 1- ee: meet / 2-ea:team /3- ie,ei :belief /-4-final e :me /-5- e + consonant + e : these /6-final y: city /7- endings with ique : unique
/aʊ/ : 1-ou:found / 2-ow:down
/ɔɪ/ : 1-oi:avoid / 2-oy:enjoy
Voiceless and Voiced Consonants
Voiced
-/b/:bet robe / -/d/:den,seed / -/g/:glassbag / -/v/:vault,leave /-/ð/:this,breathe / - /z/:zinc,prize / - /ʒ/:pleasure,massage / - /ʤ/:joke,ridge
Voiceless
- /p/ pet,rope/ - /t/ ten,seat / - /k/: class,back / - /f/ fault,leaf -/θ/ thank,breath /- /s/ sink,price -ʃ/pressure,wish / -/ʧ/ choke,rich