Teaching Assessment of SPEAKING

Vowels and Vowel Contrast

Vowels

Letter “e"

/e/ - "met"/iy/ - "cede“/ey/ - “peso”/ / - “mother"e

Letter “o”

/o/ or /ow/ - “solo”/ / - "office“/a/ - “not"

c

Vowels are voiced sounds produced with the tongue

Front Central BackHigh

Middle

Low

(heat) iy

(hit) i

(hate) ey

(help) e

(hat) æ

(hot) a

uw (hood)

u (shoot)

ow (hole)

(hawk)cbar i (last vowel of

faces

(both vowels

of above)

e

Vietor Triangle

Phonic GeneralizationRule #1. Vowel is short when found in the middle of a one syllable.

I saw the cat outside the lab.

She hits me using a bat.

When I sat on the floor, he taps my shoulder.

I felt sad when my Dad left me and rides on a van.

He’s mad at me.

I am so fat.

Rule #2. Vowels on the end of a word have long sound.

I ate the cake beside the lake.

I will make a new vase.

My nape is aching and I’m not sure if I will attend our class.

I have a date and I’m wearing my dress with lace.

The core of the earth is the hottest part of it.

She has a pointed nose.

Rule #3. Words end in y have the vowel of short l and e.

I’m very busy that’s why I can’t apply to those companies.

You should study hard so that you’ll become a great army.

I envy your beauty.

I love my puppy.

Will you marry me?

The sky is relaxing to look at.

She wants to attend the party.

Rule #4. CONSONANTRule #5. CONSONANTRule #6. CONSONANTRule #7. CONSONANTRule #8. CONSONANTRule #9. CONSONANT

Rule #10. Words end with the silent final e, the first vowel in the word is long l and the e is silent.

I am late because I came from Laguna.

I like you to give me the code of your account.

Base from my experience, I should wake up early in the morning to attend the class.

I care for you.

In case like this, you should consult an expert.

The wares are in the stock room.

Don’t you even dare me!

Pronunciation Drill

Short a Long abadhamcabsadnap

snailsnakewhalejadecrane

Short epetmetnetpenwet

Long esheepeeldeergeesebee

Short ipiglipniphipzip

Long imicetigerlionwhiteivory

Short ohottoptonsonrod

Long ogoatcombnoperopeloan

Short urumdugfunsunmug

Long ubluecutefluurineusage

Let’s try to have a mouth workout

There was ONCE a LAdy from HYDE

Who ATE some green APPLES and DIED

The APples ferMENted

InSIDE the laMENted

And made CIDer inSIDE her inSIDES

There was ONCE a FLY on the WALL.

I WONdered “why DIDn’t it FALL?”

WERE it’s feet STUCK?

Or WAS it just LUCK?

Or does GRAvity MISS things so SMALL?

There WAS a young LADY named ROSE.

Who HAD a large WART on her NOSE.

When she HAD it reMOVED,

Her apPEARance imPROVED.

But her GLASSes slipped DOWN to her TOES!

I KNEW a MAN whose NAME was SHAW.He ATE a ROCK and BROKE his JAW.WHAT do you THINK?He SAID, with a WINK.PerHAPS it’s BAD to EAT them RAW.

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