Lesson 6 - Consonants and consonant clusters

Practising final consonants and clusters

Say these phrases concentrating on the final consonants. Remember the rhythm. There should be two beats in each phrase.



1 Don't talk.
2 The shirts were scorched.
3 We asked him some questions.
4 He squealed loudly.
5 The results were ruined.
6 The experiments took time.
7 The discs are corrupt.
8 I asked her out.
9 I was quite upset.
10 But I soon bounced back.

 

Practising initial and medial consonant clusters

A good strategy for pronouncing two or more consonants together is to say them slowly and imagine there is a very short vowel between them. Practise the following words:



Initial

project
train
question
quality
streamlined
process
strip
triangular
thread
screws

Medial

electrical
cylindrical
rectangular
micrometer
description

 

Reading consonant clusters in a sentence

Practise reading aloud the sentence below; focus on the consonant clusters but don't forget about the rhythm (strong and weak sounds).



Trains trundle through here throughout the night. Freight has priority.

 

 

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