Special education of the republic of uzbekistan

the vowels are subjected only to the reduction Type B in the third and fourth types of syllables or are not reduced at all.

'summer ['smə] fore' see [f:'sɪ:] 'writer ['raɪtə ]

the digraphs ei, ey, ai, ay, ee, ea are subjected to the reduction Type A.

'mountain ['mauntɪn] 'always [':lwɪz]

'forehead ['frɪd], but 'vengeance ['venʤəns]

the digraph ou is subjected to the reduction Type B

er' roneous [ɪ 'rəunɪəs] 'various ['veərɪəs]

the digraph ow is not reduced and is pronounced [əu] in an unstressed position.

'window ['wɪndəu]

the digraph oa is not reduced either.

'cocoa ['kəukəu]

Phonetic drills
Weak and strong forms: three verbs with weak forms: do, does and can.

1. 
   Repeat these questions. Pronounce the verbs do, does and can with their weak forms.
   

1. Do you like it? 4. Can I take two? 7. Why does she want to leave?

2. Can we go now? 5. Does it hurt? 8. Where can we see one?

3. Does he live here? 6. When do you go back? 9. How do you feel now?
Weak and strong forms of some conjunctions.

2. 
   Which of these three words in the box do you fill in these sentences? Write one word in each space.
   

and or but

1. 
   a) Milk …no sugar. 4. a) Jean … her friend.
   

b) Milk …no sugar. b) Jean … her friend.

2. 
   a) Paul …Alison. 5. a) … I want to go.
   

b) Paul … Alison. b) … I want to go.

3. 
   a) It was small …very heavy. 6. a) Red … green.
   

b) It was small …very heavy. b) Red … green.

3. 
   Read and transcribe the following sentences:
   

W ill there be any ˏroom? Would there have been e nough of it?

She used to be `fond of us. I should have been ˏready for you.

You must be reˇliable. We should have been transˇferred.

H e could have been mis ˏlead. They ought to have waited for us.

S hall I be the first one? Will she have been disap pointed?

W e shall be deˇlayed. It was undes cribably dull.

T here’d have been a row. You ought to be a shamed of yourself.

I t’ll be the easiest way. One could have been a musing oneself.

O ne would have thought so. Would he have been a sleep by now?

4. 
   Read the following dialogues using the correct strong or weak forms. Write down the transcription.
   

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   Verbs