Pronunciation: Sounds and Word Stress

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 English | Theme 5.0 Legends | Sub-Strand 5.1.1 Listening and Speaking: Pronunciation - Sounds and Word Stress (2 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Identify the consonant and vowel sounds /p/, /b/, /k/, /g/, /ɪ/ and /iː/ in words
• Articulate these consonant and vowel sounds for oral fluency
• Distinguish the meaning of words on the basis of stress
• Advocate the role of correct pronunciation in communication

Summary

This topic covers two separate pronunciation skills. The first is four consonant sounds that are easy to mix up because they are made close together in the mouth, plus a short and long vowel pair. The second is word stress -- some English words change their meaning, or their word class, depending on which syllable is stressed, even though the spelling never changes.