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Merican Nglish: Learning Module

This document provides an information sheet on consonant sounds in Standard American English. It discusses 6 consonant sounds: /p/, /f/, /b/, /v/, /s/, and /z/. For each sound, it lists examples of words that contain the sound in the initial, middle, and final positions. The focus is on developing students' ability to distinguish and produce these 6 problematic consonant sounds correctly in different word positions through practice with sample words.

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Merican Nglish: Learning Module

This document provides an information sheet on consonant sounds in Standard American English. It discusses 6 consonant sounds: /p/, /f/, /b/, /v/, /s/, and /z/. For each sound, it lists examples of words that contain the sound in the initial, middle, and final positions. The focus is on developing students' ability to distinguish and produce these 6 problematic consonant sounds correctly in different word positions through practice with sample words.

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STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH 1

LEARNING MODULE:
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Administration I
July 2020

AMERICAN
ENGLISH
1
Date prepared: Document No.
July, 2020 Issued by: Page 19 of 43
Standard American
APCI
English (Beginner)
Developed by:
Faidah T. Sasang
STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH 1

Information Sheet 8.2-1


The Consonant Sounds of /p/, /f/, /b/, /v/, /s/, /z/
Learning Objectives:

At the end of this chapter, the students are expected to:


➢ Match sound symbols to its sample words.
➢ Initiates proficiency on word production.
➢ Develop sensitivity on focused sounds.
Discussion:

There are 24 consonant sounds in most English accents, conveyed by 21 letters of the regular
English alphabet (sometimes in combination, e.g., ch and th). Sound / / with examples below:
• /p/ pair, cup
• /b/ bad, crab • /³/ pleasure, beige
• /t/ tall, hit • /h/ her, ahead
• /d/ dark, head • /x/ loch
• /k/ cab, lack • /tʃ/ cherry, match
• /g/ good, tag
• /f/ fine, wife • /d ³/ judge, raj
• /v/ very, above • /m/ man, team
• /θ/ thing, both • /n/ nail, tan
• /ð/ this, father • /ŋ/ ring, singer
• /s/ saw, house • /l/ let, tall
• /z/ zap, goes • /r/ right, scary
• /ʃ/ shape, push • /w/ wet, away
• /j/ you, soya

In this lesson, the focus will be on the Problematic Consonant Sounds of /p/, /f/, /b/, /v/, /s/, /z/

/p/

Initial Middle Final


pan append pop
peso appeal hip
pair apostle scallop
pat captive stoop
/f/

Initial Middle Final


face afford beef
fact effort buff
fade coffee cuff
five sufficient reef

Date prepared: Document No.


July, 2020 Issued by: Page 20 of 43
Standard American
APCI
English (Beginner)
Developed by:
Faidah T. Sasang
STANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH 1

/b/
Initial Middle Final
bag above cab
believe aboard crab
better ribbon disturb
/v/
Initial Middle Final
vague avoid give
vale avail dive
vain avenge gave
/s/
Initial Middle Final
say asleep dress
save bossy toss
smile lacing race
center passing kiss
/z/
Initial Middle Final
zip muzzle because
Zamboanga lazy ease
zeal music toys

Date prepared: Document No.


July, 2020 Issued by: Page 35 of 43
Standard American
APCI
English (Beginner)
Developed by:
Faidah T. Sasang

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