How to recognize the identical pairs of vowels in the english program 10

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAININGHAU LOC I HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INITIATE Title : “ HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE IDENTICAL PAIRS OF VOWELS IN THE ENGLISH PROGRAM 10” The writer

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HAU LOC I HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE INITIATE

Title : “ HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE IDENTICAL PAIRS OF

VOWELS IN THE ENGLISH PROGRAM 10”

The writer : Hoàng Thị Thường

Position : Teacher

School : Hau loc I high school

Experience initiative: English

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I INTRODUCTION 1

II CONTENTS 1

1 Status of the problem 1

2 Theoretical background 2

3 Practical background 3

4 The solutions 3

III CONCLUSION 13

References 15

Appendices 16

I INTRODUCTION

In modern times, English has been an essential means in all areas of socio-economic life It is an important tool in communicating with countries around the world Thanks to the English we have the opportunity to expand the relationship, more exchanges with all the countries in the world Therefore, learning English is necessary for all of us For students , that is a required task because English is a compulsory subject in national examinations However , learning English is not simple, because English contains a variety of vocabulary, complex grammar and irregular phonetic systems As we know, phonetic is an indispensable part in the tests and exams Most

of the children in doing this part is often difficult to identify the vowels so the results are not high The cause of this is that the Pronunciation is only a small part in the Language focus lesson so students do not have time to distinguish and remember the sounds they’ve learnt Realizing this, over the years of teaching I have found some of the rules to be able to distinguish some couples of vowels in the English program 10 that helps students can do better phonetic exercises That is the reason why I would like

to have a writing named "How to recognize the identical pairs of vowels in the

English program 10”

II CONTENTS

1 Status of the problem:

In the English program 10 , pronouncing the vowels predominate the lessons in the book The most difficulty for students is to distinguish short vowels with long vowels

If only through reading it is not easy to recognize them So in the process of teaching, I had them do types of exercise containing the vowels several times in different classes

As a result, they did not get high mark in this part They often make the errors of distinguishing short vowels and long vowels especially couples of vowels having similar pronounciation such as : /i:/ and

/i/; /a:/ and /ʌ/ ; /e/ and /æ/ ; /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ ; /u:/ and /ʊ/; /ə/ - /з:/ ; They do not know the rules combining letters to form the vowels

Survey results of distinguishing vowels in 2 classes 10A3 and 10A7 gave the following data:

class Number ofstudents numberExcellent% numberPretty % numberMedium% numberWeak % 10A3 44 0 0 8 18,1 21 47,7 15 34,2 10A7 49 0 0 10 20,4 19 38,7 20 40,9

2 Theoretical background

Vowel section is located mainly in units : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 in English 10 However,

in my research, I hope to help students with the ways to recognize the vowels in the words so that they can do better phonetic exercises If so the students have to distinguish between normal vowels and remember the sounds called "disastrious sounds" Therefore, I just focused on several issues:

The definition of vowel in English, the ways to distinguish some identical couples of vowels in the English program 10 such as /i:/ and /i/; /a:/ and /ʌ/ ; /e/ and /æ/ ; /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ ; /u:/ and /ʊ/; /ə/ - /з:/ ; several forms of phonetic exercises to reinforce the theoretical part and also to help students remember deeper knowledge

3 Practical background:

Right from the beginning of the 10th grade, I was prepared and distributed to the pupils exercises involving the vowels I ask them to do and to distinguish the vowels by circling on the words that contain vowels I also found the picture of how to pronounce the vowels to memorize them easily The students are also provided for exceptions and require rote memorization All these things are checked regularly

4 The solutions:

Through years of teaching, through reference documents both online and textbooks,

I have drawn some rules of vowel pronunciation, which can help my students do phonetic exercises faster and better In fact, I have applied these rules in the classes I was teaching, and has obtained obvious results Therefore I would like to state the steps that I have applied as follows:

4.1 The definition of the vowel.

vowels are sounds from the vibrations of the laryn, Separate itself or in combination with loud consonants in words, consonant may come before or after the vowel There are 5 vowels in English such as : a, i, u o, e, Vowels in the English program 10 are divided into 3 classes: long vowel, short vowel and dipthongs However, in this study I only mention the rules to distinguish some identical couples of vowels such as: as /i:/ and /i/; /a:/ and /ʌ/ ; /e/ and /æ/ ; /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ ; /u:/ and /ʊ/; /ə/ and /з:/

4.2 The ways to identify the couples of vowels.

4.2.1.Distinguishing vowel /i/ - /i:/

(unit 1-language focus-page19)

- /i/ is a short sound/ɪ/ is a short vowel sound

Make your mouth a bit less wide than for /i:/

Your tongue is a bit further back in your mouth than for /i:/

It's pronounced /ɪ/ /ɪ/

- /i:/ is a long sound

- To achieve pronounce / i: / mouth to reveal a smiling lips Tongue to be high and towards the top of the upper jaw / I: / is the sound of the vowel E, when the

structure: E + C + E + / i: / is called a long sound.

-4.2.1.1 Some rules to identify sound /i:/

a Group / ea- /:

- Words ending /ea/ or /ea + 1 consonant are pronounced by /i:/

Examples: sea /si:/ = biển

Seat /si:t/ = chỗ ngồi

Teach /ti:tʃ/ = dạy học

Exceptions: break /breik/ = làm vỡ

Measure /'meʤə/ = đo lường…

b Group /ee-/:

- Words end /ee/ or /ee/ with one or two consonants

Examples: bee /bi:/ = con ong

Green /gri:n/ = xanh lục

c Group /-e/ :

- Some words such as: be/bi:/ = thì , là, ở

She /ʃi:/ = cô ấy

We /wi:/ = chúng tôi

Evil /i: vl/ xấu xa

e Group /e-e/ :

- Words have a consonant between two letters /e-e/

Examples: even /’I:vən/ = ngay cả đến

Complete /kə’pli:t/ = hoàn toàn

f Group /ie-/

-Group /ie/ with one or two consonants

Examples: chief /tj i:f/ = người đứng đầu, xếp

Believe /bi’li:v/ = tin tưởng

g Group /ei-/

- Words contain /ei/ with one or two consonants and only after letters c,s.

Examples: deceive /di’si:v/ = lừa đảo

Receive /ri’si:v/ = nhận được

Receipt /ri’si:t/ = biên lai

Exceptions are sufixes such as: mese : Vietnamese, chinese…

4.2.1.2 Some rules to identify sound /i/.

a Group /i-/

- Words have one syllabble ending with one or two consonants /I + consonant/

Examples: dig /dig/ = đào lên

Thick /θik/ = dầy, đần độn

b Group /e/

- Letter /e/ in the prefixes such as: re, de, be, e, ex, em, en, pre

Examples: become /bi’kʌm/ = trở nên

Exchange, renew, eradicate, predict…

c Words end with :

+ age : passage, message

+ ate : temperate, climate

+ y , ly : industry , friendly

+ ey : money , donkey

+ ive : expensive

+ et : market

+ let : booklet

d Special words: England , women , busy , business

4.2.2 Distinguishing couple of sounds /e/ and / æ/

(Unit3: Language focus)

- /e/ is a short sound

- / æ/ is a short sound

- To achieve pronounce / e /, revealed fewer mouth tongue must have placed a little higher and a little put forward / E / minus of vowels and diphthongs ea e, when e and ea precedes one or two consonants

when pronouncing a tongue touches the lower teeth, tongue lowered and mouth widely opens

4.2.2.1 Some rules to identify sound /e/

a Group /e-):

- Words have one syllable ending with many consonants except /r/

Examples: bed /bed/ = cái giường

Better /bet ə/ = tốt hơn

b Goup /- ead)

Examples: bread /bred/ = bánh mì

Head /hed/ = cái đầu

Dead, lead(chì)

Exception: lead/li:d/ = dẫn dắt

c Group /eath/

- Some words ending /eath/ are pronounced /e/

Examples: breath/breθ/ = hơi thở

Death /deθ /= cái chết

Wealthy /’weθi/ = giàu có

4.2.2.2 Some rules to identify / æ/

a Group /a-/

- Words having one syllable end with one or more consonants.

Examples: bad /bæd / =xấu

Hang /hæɳ/ = treo lên

Fan/f æn/ = quạt

Exceptions: father /'fɑ:ðə / = cha

Calm /ka:m/ = bình tĩnh

4.2.3 Distinguishing couple of sounds /ʌ/ and /a:/

( unit 2-language focus)

- To be pronounced / ʌ /, mouth is opened , two lips close distance of about 1cm The tongue must be placed in the mouth a little higher compared to pronounce / a: / + / ʌ / is pronounced between the â + ă in monosyllabic words and syllables with accent + / ʌ / minus of u vowel (u + consonant + consonant) - The common types are: UCT, UCK,

UD, UG, ULT, UM, UMB, UMP, UNG, UN, UST, UT + /u /is pronounced / ʌ / occur in monosyllabic words form except ULL following words: bull, full, pull + / ʌ / minus of the form vowel O when OVE,

- To make the sound / a: /, your tongue should be placed in a low position in the mouth, and lips should be extended to at pronunciation - / A: / is the sound of the group: AR, ALM, ALF, ALV, AFT, AST, ASK, AUGH, AFF, Eart

4.2.3.1 Some rules to identify sound /a:/

a Group /ar-/

- In the words of one syllable that ends r and (r + consonant) or (ar + consonant)

Examples: car /ka:/ = xe hơi

Cart /ka:t/ = xe ngựa

Charm /tʃɑ:m/ = duyên dáng

b Special words:

Calm /ka:m/ = bình tĩnh

Clerk /kla:k/ = thư ký

Heart /ha:t/ = trái tim

4.2.3.2 Some rules to identify sound / ʌ/

a Group /u-/

- Pronounced/ ʌ/ with words ending u+ consonant

Examples: sun /s ʌn/ = mặt trời

Duck /dʌk/ = con vịt

Hut /hʌt/ = túp lều

b Group /ou-/

Examples: young /jʌŋ/ =trẻ con

Rough /rʌf/= ghồ ghề

Touch /tʌt∫/ = chạm, sờ

c Group /o/

- - Reading is / ʌ / with one-syllable words, and syllables are emphasized in the words

of many syllables

Example: mother /’mʌðə/ = mẹ

Son /sʌn/ = con trai

Nothing'nʌθiŋ/ = chẳng cái gì

Monkey /'mʌɳki/ = con khi

d Group /o-e/

- Words contain group o-e having one consonant between them

Examples: come /kʌm/ = đến

Dove/dʌv/ = chim bồ câu

Glove/glʌv/ = găng tay

- Most of the group /o-e/ is pronounced /ou/ However, Some verbs ending /-ove/ are pronounced/ vu/

e Some special words.

Blood /blʌd/ = máu

Flood /flʌd/ = nạn lụt

nothing /'n ʌθiŋ/ = chẳng gì cả

f Groups of words containing /u/ in the following groups are pronounced / ʌ /

-ug:

Drug /drʌg/ = thuốc

- uck:

Examples: duck /dʌk/ = con vịt

Chuckle /tjʌkl/ = cười khúc khích

-ust :

Examples: must /m ʌst/ = cần phải

dust /dʌst/ = bụi bẩn

-un:

Exxamples: uneasy / ʌn'i:zi/ = không dễ

unhappy / ʌn'hæpi/ = không hạnh phúc

-um:

Examples: umbrella / ʌm'brelə/ =ô, dù, lọng

umbrage /' ʌmbridʒ/ =coi thường, xúc phạm

-ung:

Example: lung /l ʌη/ = phổi

4.2.4 Distinguishing couple of vowel /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/

(Unit4: Language Focus Page 52)

- ɔː/ is a long vowel sound

Put the front of your tongue down

Round your lips

It’s pronounced /ɔː/ /ɔː

- ɒ/ is a short vowel sound

To make this sound, round your lips a little

The front of your tongue is low and towards the back of your mouth

It's pronounced /ɒ/ /ɒ/.

a Group /o-/

- - To be pronounced as / ɒ / to words contain one syllable, ending in a consonant and the emphasized syllable of words containing many syllables

Examples : dog/dog/ = con chó

Doctor/ dɔktə/ = bác sĩ

Modern/ 'mɔdən/ = hiện đại

Voluntary / vɔləntəri/ = tự ý, tình nguyện

Example: lock//lɔk/ = ổ khóa

Clock/ klɔk/ = đồng hồ

b Group /-ong/

- Words end /ong/ :

Long //lɔɳ/ = dài, lâu

Strong /strɔɳ/ = mạnh, đậm đặc

wrong /rɔɳ/ = sai

Gone //gɔn/ = quá khứ của go

4.2.4.2 Some rules to identify vowel /Ɔ:/

a Group /all-/

Examples: call /kɔ:l/ = gọi

Ball /bɔ:l/ = quả bóng

Small /smɔ:l/ = nhỏ bé

b Group

Examples: author //'ɔ:θə/ = tác giả

August/'ɔ:gəst/ = tháng tám

Daughter /'dɔ:tə/ = con gái

Audience/'ɔ:djəns/ = khán giả

Exceptions:

Laugh /la:f/ = cười

Aunt /a:nt/ = cô, dì

c Group /aw- /

- Words end with “aw” or “aw + one consonant”

Examples: law /l ɔ:/ = luật pháp

Draw /dr ɔ:/ = vẽ

Awful / ɔ:ful/ = kinh khủng

Lawn /l ɔ:n/ = bãi cỏ

d Group /wa-/:

- Words containing “wa” along with one or two consonants

Examples: wall /w ɔ:l/ = tường

Water /wɔ:tə / = nước

Forewarn /fɔ:'wɔ:n/ = cảnh báo trước

d Group /os-/

- Words contain “os” with consonants

Examples: cross /krɔ:s/ = dấu thập, băng qua.

Cost /kɔ:st/ = có giá , tốn kém

Loss /lɔ:s/ = mất mát, thua lỗ

e Group /-or-/.

- Words with /or / and consonant :

Examples: for/f ɔ:/ = để, cho

Port /pɔ:t/ hải cảng

Report /ri’pɔ:t/ = tường trình

Short / /ʃɔ:t/ = ngắn

f Group /oar-/

- Words contain “oar” or “oar + consonant”:

Examples: roar /rɔ:/ = gầm thét

Board /bɔ:d/ = bảng, tấm ván

Coarse /kɔ:s/ (adj) = thô lỗ

g Group our(-).

- Words contain “ou” or “our”:

Examples: four /fɔ:/ = bốn

Pour/pɔ:/ = rót ra, đổ ra

Court /kɔ:t/ = tòa án, sân, triều đình

Course /kɔ:s/ = khóa học.

h Group /oor/

- Examples: door / d ɔ:/ = cửa ra vào

Floor /fl ɔ:/ = sàn nhà, tầng nhà

4.2.5 Distinguishing couple of vowel /u:/ and /u/

(Unit5: Language Focus Page 60)

- /u:/ is a long vowel sound

Make a lip into a circle Put your tongue up and back

It's pronounced /u:/

- /ʊ/ is a short vowel sound

Make your lip a little rounded

Your tongue is not so far back as for /u: /

It’s pronounced /ʊ/…/ʊ/

4.2.5.1 Rules to identify sound / u:/

a Group oo(-)

- Words end with “oo” or “oo + consonants”:

Examples: too /tu:/ = cũng, quá

Food /fu:d/ = thức ăn

Choose /tʃu:z/ = lựa chọn

Moon / m u:n/ = mặt trăng

b Group /u-e/

- Words contain “ue” or one consonant between u and e:

Examples: shoe / /ʃu:/ = dày

Rule /r u:l/ = quy tắc

Clue /kl u:/ = bí quyết, manh mối

c Group o(-)

- Some words end “o” or “o + consonant”:

Examples: do/d u:/ = làm