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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes 8. A schwa sound can be represented by any ………
9. The ……..is schwa in medium
State whether the following statements are True or False:
10. Learners of English sometimes consult the language rules of their mother tongue and this
sometimes results in error.
11. Epenthesis’ is what happens when speakers add a sound only before a word or phrase.

1.10 Review Questions

1. How can words ending in –s be pronounced?

2. What is intonation? Explain

Answers: Self Assessment

1. ‘Unsticking’ 2. Phonemes
3. One 4. Type 2 ‘ed’
5. Three 6. Intonation

7. Epenthesis 8. Vowel
9. ‘u’ 10. True
11. False

1.11 Further Readings

Online links http://webdelprofesor.ula.ve/humanidades/azapata/materias/phonetics_1/
description_of_the_english_vowel_sounds.pdf
http://eslenglishclassroom.com/index_files/PronunciationPage.html

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