ESL 534 Directed Learning Activity
Pronunciation of Consonants
Student Name:______________________________ Instructor:_____________________________
Course:____________________________________ Semester:______________________________
Software Activity: Listening to and Practicing Difficult Consonants
Step One:
Review the chart on the following page and pay attention to the sounds that give you trouble.
Circle 6 to 8 sounds that give you trouble.
Step Two:
Open up the Pronunciation Power program on a computer (click on ESL
Programs/Pronunciation/Pronunciation Power) and listen to the sounds that you have chosen. Pay particular
attention to the position of the teeth, tongue, and shape of the lips.
Step Three: Go to the following website: http://evaeaston.com/pr/consonants.html . When you click on a
sound on the chart, several words appear. Practice pronouncing each of the words with a tutor. Ask a tutor
to help you with the pronunciation of more difficult sounds and check the position of your lips and tongue. If
you are having difficulty with any of the sounds, use your class textbook and work on consonants that are
giving you trouble. (This may take more than one visit to the success center.)
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Student Information
Student Name: _____________________________________
Course: _____
ESL__________________
Instructor: __________________________
Semester: __________________________
ESL Tutor Information
Please work with the students for about 5-7 minutes to verify production of the consonants in the
chart below.
1.
Has the student demonstrated good control over all the consonant sounds that are in the chart?
 Yes  No
2.
If no, which sound(s) would you recommend that the student practice more?
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ESL Tutor Signature: ________________________________________________
Stamp:
Consonant Sounds
... are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath.
... can be voiceless (VL) or voiced (VD) .
... often come in sound pairs.
Lips Together
(VL, VD)
stop
p
pub
b
fricative
f
Tongue – Teeth
(VL, VD)
glide
favor
puff
funny
verify
valley
save
theater
thought
thorough
t
d
date
wheat
teeth
today
paddle
dentist
Hard Palate
(VL, VD)
Throat
(VL)
liquid
memory
Mama
v
Back Of Tongue On
Soft Palate
(VL, VD)
nasal
m Mom
puddle
happy
butter
bubble
babble
Bottom Lip – Teeth
(VL, VD)
Tongue on Tooth
Ridge
(VL, VD)
affricate
k
Kellogg
keen
catalog
g
garlic
gear
goose
s
z
these
those
though
size
pass
say
zero
zebra
zany
n
shows
shadow
shush
church
March
chick
measure
leisure
seizure
judge
fudge
bridge
none
nanny
never
sing
lung
hang
h happy
however
honey
l
lollypop
sell
label
r
river
rarely
richer
y
yellow
yearly
yam
w
willow
weather
wall