Clear English

Review -- Page 18

A. English Rhythm
Listen to this limerick and practice the rhythm. Notice that "young maid" and "most" are lengthened because they have full vowels in succession. This makes them more emphatic.
There was a young maid from Madras
Who had a most magnificent ass;
Not rounded and pink,
As you probably think---
It was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.
B. Clarity; Voicing and Length of Syllable
Practice the following words. Lengthen the vowel before the final voice sound.
1. have -- half
2. save -- safe
3. use (verb) -- use (noun)
4. prove -- proof
5. rode -- wrote 		  6. bed -- bet
  7. rag -- rack
  8. bug -- buck
  9. cab -- cap
10. close (verb) -- close (adjective)
C. Clarity; Contrast between Stops and Continsuants.
Practice saying these sentences.
1. What color is rust?      Usually orange.
2. What color is dust?     Usually gray.
3. Tammy thinks they teach that theory too much.
D. Clarity; Puffs of Air.
Practice saying these word pairs.
1. pan -- ban
2. pole -- bowl
3. pace -- base 		4. tie -- die
5. toe -- doe
6. tense -- dense 		7. came -- game
8. could -- good
9. cash -- dash

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