VII. READING OF CONSONANT COMBINATIONS (part 3)
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 519.
| Letter combination | Position | Pronunciation | Examples | Exceptions |
| qu | At the beginning of a word before a vowel | [ kw ] | queen, quick | Queue [ kju: ] - î÷åðåäü |
| qua | At the beginning of a word | [ kwɔ: / kwɒ] | quarter, quality | |
| que | At the end of a word | [ k ] | technique, unique | |
| gh | At the end of words | [ f ] | rough | |
| Usually before letter t | [ - ] | Light, flight | ||
| gn | At the end of words | [ n ] | Sign | |
| gu | At the beginning of a word | [ g ] | Guess | |
| gue | At the end of words | [ g ] | Dialogue | |
| tion / sion | At the end of a word | [ ʃ(ə)n ] / [ ʒ(ə)n ] | Translation, invasion | Question [ ‘kwestʃən ] |
| sure | At the end of a word in unstressed syllables | [ ʒə ] | Pleasure, measure | Pressure [ ‘preʃə ] |
| ture | At the end of a word in unstressed syllables | [ tʃə ] | Lecture, culture |
Exercise 53. Write down the phonetic symbol and read the words.
qu[ ] quickly, question, queen, quite, quiet, quote, quotation, quit, quiz;
qua[ ] quarter, quarrel, quality, quarts, quantity, squash;
que[ ] technique, unique, antique, picturesque, cheque;
[ ] rough, tough, cough, laugh;
gh
[ ] high, higher, right, night, fight, light, eight, weight, daughter, thought;
gn [ ] sign, design, designer, foreign, deign, feign, campaign;
gu [ ] guess, guest, guide, guilt, guilty, guise, guy, guarantee;
gue [ ] dialogue, colleague, tongue;
tion/sion [ ] institution, evolution, promotion, devotion, caution, precaution, motion, occupation, celebration, preparation, question, explosion, vision, division, invasion, mission;
sure[ ] treasure, pleasure, measure, leisure;
ture[ ] picture, mixture, fracture, future, nature, departure.
Exercise 54.Read and transcribe the words. Do not forget to put the stress mark if a word has two or more syllables.
Intention, quarrel, decision, guinea, departure, measure, antique, quit, division, feature, enough, qualification, rapture, technique, pollution, guard, question, nature, unique, invasion, equal, ambition, treasure, bright.
Exercise 55.Read the following sentences. Underline the words with consonant combinations and explain their reading.
1. The rhythm of this song is unique. 2. What's your favourite leisure activity? – I prefer going for walks. - But why are you asking? 3. What kind of mixture is there in your glass? 4. My granny collects antique furniture. 5. The last night was calm and quiet. 6. Be careful! You are passing an ancient tomb. 7. The picture on that wall is something extraordinary. 8. The decision is made and we all know it's right. 9. Our lecture is over. Does anybody have any questions? 10. I've always been interested in psychology. 11. How much does the cargo weigh? – The quantity of kilos doesn't matter, the contents are important. 12. It's a rhetoric question, isn't it?
Exercise 56.Read the text. Explain the reading of the letters and letter combinations in bold.
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