IV. READING OF CONSONANT COMBINATIONS (part II)
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| Letter combination | Position | Pronunciation | Examples | Exceptions |
| qu | Usually at the beginning of a word before a vowel | [ kw ] | Question, queen. quick | Queue [ kju: ] - очередь |
| qua | At the beginning of a word | [ kwɔ: / kwɔ ] | Quarter, quality | |
| que | At the end of a word | [ k ] | Technique, unique, antique | |
| mb | At the end of a word | [ m ] | Tomb, bomb | |
| bt | At the end of a word | [ t ] | Doubt, debt | |
| rh | At the beginning of a word | [ r ] | Rhyme, rhythm | |
| al | Before a consonant | [ ɔ: ] | Walk, hall | |
| a(s) | Before s / f | [ a: ] | Class, pass, after | |
| ps | At the beginning of a word | [ s ] | Psalm, psychology | |
| igh | In the middle or at the end of a word | [ ai ] | High, light | Eight, weight |
| tion / sion | At the end of a word | [ ʃ(ə)n ] / [ ʒ(ə)n ] | Translation, invasion | question |
| 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 40. Write down the phonetic symbol and read the words.
rh [ ] rhapsody, rhetoric, rhythm, rhyme, rhombus;
igh[ ] high, higher, sigh, right, night, fight, light, bright, eight, weight;
qu[ ] quickly, question, queen, quite, quiet, quote, quotation, quit, quiz;
qua [ ] quarter, quarrel, quality, quarts, quantity, squash;
que [ ] technique, unique, antique, picturesque, cheque;
al [ ] all, call, tall, wall, mall, hall, ball, talk, walk, chalk, stalk, false;
a(s)[ ] ask, task, past, pass, grass, last, fast, after;
mb [ ] bomb, bomber, tomb, comb, thumb, limb, lamb, climb, climber;
bt [ ] doubt, undoubtedly, debt;
ps [ ] psalm, pseudonym, psychology, psychologist, psychic, psychiatrist;
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 41.Read and transcribe the words.
Intention, quarrel, tomb, psychic, bright, decision, departure, measure, call, antique, quit, class, division, feature, rhyme, qualification, hall, ask, rapture, undoubtedly, technique, debt, psychiatrist, pollution, climb, question, ball, nature, unique, debts, invasion, comb, psychology, equal, tall, ambition, treasure, climber.
Exercise 42.Read the following sentences and transcribe the words with the consonant combinations (part II).
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 43.Read the text properly and quickly. Explain the reading of the letters and letter combinations in bold.
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