1) digraph - ou in the word middle position; e.g. loud, out, trout.
2) digraph - ow in the word final position; e.g. now, how, cow, brow.
Exercise 1
out – trout pound – wound row – row out – about
bout – about pouch – slouch bow – bow count – account
gout – pout vouch – couch cow – sow mount – amount
tout – rout mound – round how – now round – around
Exercise 2
/ aʊ / / əʊ /
vow – row low – tow – throw
clown – crown slow – grow – snow
bound – bounce glow – stow – sow
count – sprout grow – show – low
out – shout throw – trow – tow
Exercise 3
aˈ bout amount – account – announce think about
aˈ loud profound – propound – pronounce shout aloud
aˈ round renounce – denounce – without look around
aˈ ground demount – astound – compound fall aground
Exercise 4
couch – lounge brown mouse upside down
house – town don’t shout inside out
Imitation Skills Development
/aʊ/
1.Don’t sh ou t while pron ou ncing a s ou nd.
2. The cl ow n came d ow n to the t ow n.
3. Mr. Br ow n came d ow nt ow n.
4. What have you f ou nd out ab ou t it?
5. Ou t of sight, ou t of mind.
6. It’s b ou nd to find ou t.
7. I’m d ou btful ab ou t the h our.
8. A s ou nd m i nd in a s ou nd body.
9. When angry c ou nt a hundred.
10. From m ou th to m ou th.
12. Burn not your h ou se to rid of the m ou se.
13. How? How have you found out? How have you found out about it? How have you found out about that row?
14. This owl has found a brown mouse on the ground. A hound is proud of a grouse in its mouth.
15. The loud shouts and howls of the crowd of louts from the town drown the sound of the vows of the devout coward on the mound.
16. “Howard is a coward”, says Brian. “Brian is a liar”, says Howard. Brian glowers sourly at Howard.
Vowel No 4. /ɪə/ - its nucleus is front, high, non-rounded, short, broad; the glide is in the direction of / ə /.
1. during /ɪə/ get ready to pronounce vowel / ɪ /;
2. don't open the mouth wide during the nucleus /ɪ/.
Graphical rules
1) - e - in the 3d type of syllable; e.g. here, mere
2) digraphs - ea -, - ee - + r; e.g. hear, here, dear, deer, beer, veer.
3) cluster - ier in the word final stressed position; e.g. cashier, pier.
4) - е - in the 4th type of syllable; e.g. era, here.
Rare spelling: ˈtheory, muˈseum, ˈtheatre, ˈbeard, ˈreal, iˈdea.
Exercise 1
here mere sere sphere queer
deer beer veer steer fear
ear near dear rear tear
shear smear spear hear clear
Exercise 2
era – nearing – fearing appear – adhere besmear – arrear
zero – steering – rearing veneer – revere inhere – sincere
Nero – hearing – clearing endear – career cheers – bearded
Exercise 3
mete – mere these – sere scene – sphere
meat – near feast – fear ream – rear
clean – clear dean – dear eat – ear
see – steer sheep– cheer queen – queer
been – beer feel – veer deep – deer
Exercise 4
her – here service – steering
merge – mere German – cheering
serve – sere verbal – fearing
germ – sphere hermit - hearing
