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Pronunciation/Unit 5: Gemination (Twin Sounds)

Vocabulary

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Gemination

//ˌdʒem.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən//

"Twin sounds."

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Red Dress

//red dres//

"Clothes."

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Hot tea

//hɒt tiː//

"Drink."

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Big girl

//bɪg gɜːl//

"Female."

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Bus stop

//bʌs stɒp//

"Station."

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Top part

//tɒp pɑːt//

"Summit."

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Bad dog

//bæd dɒg//

"Pet."

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Some money

//sʌm ˈmʌn.i//

"Cash."

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Feel like

//fiːl laɪk//

"Want."

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With them

//wɪð ðem//

"Together."

Article

Twins Merge 👯

When Word 1 ends in a consonant and Word 2 starts with the SAME (or very similar) consonant, we DO NOT say it twice. We say it ONCE, but hold it longer.

  • Red Dress -> Re-Dress (Long D).
  • Black Cat -> Bla-Cat (Long K).
  • Stop pushing -> Sto-Pushing (Long P).
  • Feel lucky -> Fee-Lucky (Long L).

Practice

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1.

How many times do you release the sound in 'Black Cat'?

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Connect 'Big Game'.

3.

Connect 'Nice Song'.

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Connect 'Want to'.

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Connect 'Bad day'.

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Does this apply to Vowels?

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If you pronounce both separately, the flow is...

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Which pair merges?

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Which pair merges?

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"Stop playing".

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