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    This document provides categories and examples of common English pronunciation errors made by learners of English as a foreign language. It is divided into four sections: 1) Categories of common pronunciation errors involving stops, fricatives, affricates, approximants, and vowels. 2) Examples of first language interference errors involving assimilation of consonants. 3) Examples of errors with word endings involving stops, past tense '-ed' endings, and plural morphology '-s' endings. 4) Examples of errors involving word stress, intonation, and rhythm. The last section contrasts methods for practicing pronunciation through minimal pairs and same/different discrimination exercises.

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    This document provides categories and examples of common English pronunciation errors made by learners of English as a foreign language. It is divided into four sections: 1) Categories of common pronunciation errors involving stops, fricatives, affricates, approximants, and vowels. 2) Examples of first language interference errors involving assimilation of consonants. 3) Examples of errors with word endings involving stops, past tense '-ed' endings, and plural morphology '-s' endings. 4) Examples of errors involving word stress, intonation, and rhythm. The last section contrasts methods for practicing pronunciation through minimal pairs and same/different discrimination exercises.

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    This document provides categories and examples of common English pronunciation errors made by learners of English as a foreign language. It is divided into four sections: 1) Categories of common pronunciation errors involving stops, fricatives, affricates, approximants, and vowels. 2) Examples of first language interference errors involving assimilation of consonants. 3) Examples of errors with word endings involving stops, past tense '-ed' endings, and plural morphology '-s' endings. 4) Examples of errors involving word stress, intonation, and rhythm. The last section contrasts methods for practicing pronunciation through minimal pairs and same/different discrimination exercises.

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    Common English Pronunciation Errors: Categories of Errors

    Common Pronunciation Errors 1


    Stops (Aspiration): /p/=sap; /t/=sat; /k/=sac
    Fricatives (Voiced): /f/=fan /v/=van; /T/=this; /z/=zoo; /Z/=vision
    Affricatives (Voiced): /tS/=chair; /dZ/=job
    Approximants (Liquids): /l/=lad; /r/=rap;
    /r/-colored vowel: /Ir/=here; /er/ or /Er/=hair; /Ar/=hard; /Œr/=hurt; /çr/=court; /aIr/=hire;
    /aUr/=hour
    Vowels: e.g., /I/-/i/=hid-heed; /E/-/æ /=bed-bad; /u/-/U/=pool-pull; /Λ/-/«/=putt-pot

    Common Pronunciation Errors 2


    First Language Interference (Assimilation):
    /p/, /t/, /k/ before /m/ or /n/=pop-music, bookmark, nickname
    /p/, /t/, /k/ before /l/ or /r/=uprising, not really, potluck
    /p/, /t/, /k/ before /j/=leap year, not yet, thank you
    /n/, /m/ before /l/ or /r/=comrade, homeroom, moonrise
    /l/ before /r/=all right, double room, railroad

    Common Pronunciation Errors 3


    Word Endings (Aspiration): /s/=ace; /b/=nab; /d/=dad; /g/=gag
    Past Tense (‘ed’ endings):
    /d/=stayed, phoned, paged (‘ed’ before all voiced consonant other than /d/)
    /t/=shocked, stopped, finished (‘ed’ before all voiceless sound other than /t/)
    /Ed/ or /Id/=decided, waited, visited (‘ed’ before /d/ or /t/)
    Plural Morphology (‘s’ or ‘es’ endings):
    /s/=teams, hopes, games (‘s’ or ‘es’ before voiceless nonsibilant consonants,
    e.g., /p/, /t/, /k/, /m/, /N/, /l/, etc.)
    /z/=dogs, days, tours (‘s’ or ‘es’ before all vowels & voiced nonsibilant
    consonants, e.g., /n/, /b/, /d/, /g/, etc.)
    /Is/=judges, boxes, wishes (‘s’ or ‘es’ before /s/, /z/, /S/, /Z/, /dZ/, or /tS/)

    Common Pronunciation Errors 4


    Word Stress (Primary):
    photographs - photography (/fo» toU grQf/ - /f√ tç» grQ fi/)
    public - publicity (/p√b» lIk/ - /p√ blIs» I ti/)
    minor - minority (/mI» n´r - mI nor» I ti/)
    Intonation:
    Question-Where are you going?; What are you doing?
    Exclamation-Let’s go!; Charge!
    Rhythm:
    Nursery rhymes-Jack and Jill
    Contrastive Methods to Practice English Pronunciation

    Contrastive Method 1
    Minimal Pairs: Using minimal pairs (words that differ from one another by one phoneme or
    sound) to provide listening and speaking practice is idea, providing a background to contrast the
    sounds that are being taught. The minimal pairs can appear in the initial, medial or final
    position in a word. For example;

    Fricatives (Voiceless-Voiced-Initial Position): /f/-/v/=few-view; /s/-/z/=sue-zoo


    Stops (Voiceless-Voiced-Initial Position): /p/-/b/=pan-ban; /t/-/d/-tan-Dan; /k/-/g/=crow-grow
    Approximants (Liquids): /l/-/r/=lap-rap; lice-rice; leap-reap
    /r/-colored vowel: /Ir/=fear; /er/ or /Er/=fair; /Ar/=far; /Œr/=fur; /çr/=for; /aIr/=fire; /aUr/=flour
    Vowels: /I/-/i/=hid-heed; /E/-/æ /=bed-bad; /u/-/U/=pool-pull; /Λ/-/«/=putt-pot

    Contrastive Method 2
    Same or Different?: Present two words (minimal pairs with regards to the sound(s) being
    taught-either the same or different), and ask if they are the same or different. This provides an
    opportunity to contrast the sounds and practice in listening discrimination. You can also have
    your students use this method with each other for practice in production of the sounds being
    taught. For example;
    Vowels: /I/-/i/=ship-sheep (different); ship-ship (same); sheep-sheep (same), etc.

    Which is First?: Present the same minimal pairs, and as which is spoken first. You would
    write the symbol (or words) on the board and ask which came first. For example;
    Vowels: /I/(A)-/i/(B)=ship-sheep (A first); sheep-ship (B first)
    The Script
    Part A
    It was a quiet room in the rail-road station. On the walls were several dull photographs of different animals like cats, dogs, and doves.
    Suddenly, a beggar man in a torn suit entered and approached two women sitting near a heater atop two boxes. "Could you spare
    some change for some food and coffee?" he begged. The women were shocked and one asked, “What? What was that, comrade?”
    Feeling dizzy the man pleaded, “Some change for food, please!” One of the women dug into her purse for some change. The
    other woman noticed that the man hadn’t bathed and was not really clean. “Here you go, brother,” the woman said as she gave the
    man two coins. “Thank you!” said the man. “I was a pilot in the war and my nick-name was ace.” The man thanked the women
    again and made his way out into the cold winter evening.

    Part B
    1. The pop-music title was “Book-mark is my nick-name.”
    2. The boy said, “All right, where is the double-room in the rail-road station?”
    3. A comrade came into the home-room soon after moonrise.
    4. The uprising today was not really about the potluck dinner.
    5. Thank you, but it has not yet been what I can call a good year.
    6. “Hey ace, please pass the ball to home base.”
    7. My dad was certain he had quite a bad boy.
    8. The cat in the hat took home a bat.
    9. His brother was an active member in the better businessmen club.
    10. Go and collect the light pink boots from next to the wall.
    11. There is no correct way to write a story about going to war.
    12. Much fat is in coffee and beef.
    13. The boy took the van, and while driving he hit the dove.
    14. It is those who are worthy that bathe.
    15. He was zipping at a dizzy pace through the maze.
    16. Please sit on that seat, and hit that switch for heat, and watch the ship with the sheep.
    17. The men told a man that a pen and a pan must be set where he sat.
    18. Luke, go and look at the boy pull out from the pool a gray suit caked with soot.
    19. Tim said, “But today I bought a shovel and dug a ditch for my dog, while I sung a happy song.
    20. John was shocked to see his tape on TV, so he stopped it before it finished.
    21. Bob decided that he waited enough time and visited his stepmother.
    22. Tom stayed at home and phoned Jane after she paged him.
    23. The judges stood by the boxes while the people put many wishes into them.
    24. The baseball teams had hopes of winning many games.
    25. Dogs barking and the horns of cars honking were all he heard for days.
    26. The photographs were shown in a photography contest.
    27. The public did not attend because the publicity was not good.
    28. The minority group considered it a minor event.
    29. Peter said to Jane, “Let’s go to New York.” Jane asked, “To New York?”
    Peter said, “Yes, why not! Let’s go today.” Jane asked, “Today?”
    Peter said, “Lets go now! Right this moment.” Jane asked, “Now?”
    Peter said, “Yes, Let’s go!”
    30. Jack and Jill went up the hill
    To fetch a pail of water
    Jack fell down and broke his crown
    And Jill came tumbling after
    Assessment Sheet
    Voice Code
    Date assessed
    0. Naturalness:
    First Language Interference:
    1. Pop-music /bookmark /nickname
    2. All right /double-room /rail-road
    3. Comrade /home-room /moonrise
    4. Uprising /not really /potluck
    5. Thank you /not yet /good year

    Final Sounds:
    6. Ace /pass /base
    7. Dad /had /bad
    8. Cat /hat /bat
    9. Brother /member /better

    Consonant Articulation:
    10. Collect /light /wall
    11. Correct /write /war
    12. Fat /coffee /beef
    13. Van /driving /dove
    14. Those /worthy /bathe
    15. Zipping /dizzy /maze

    Vowel Articulation (minimal pairs):


    16. Sit /seat hit /heat ship /sheep
    17. Men /man pen /pan set /sat
    18. Luke /look pull /pool suit /soot
    19. But /bought dug /dog sung /song

    Past tense /Plural morphology:


    20. Shocked /stopped /finished
    21. Decided /waited /visited
    22. Stayed /phoned / paged
    23. Judges /boxes /wishes
    24. Teams /hopes /games
    25. Dogs /cars /days

    Word Stress:
    26. Photographs /photography
    27. Public /publicity
    28. Minority /minor

    Intonation:
    29. To New York? /Today? /Now?
    Why not! /Lets go now! /Let’s go!

    30. Rhythm: (Jack and Jill)


    English Material Resource Websites and Webpages

    1. dic.yahoo.co.kr 42. www.ezabc.com/main.htm?mode=1024


    2. ksys10.knou.ac.kr/phonetics/ 43. www.freeenglish.co.kr
    3. news.bbc.co.uk 44. www.ft.com
    4. posths.posef.or.kr/~see8054/ 45. www.funglish.co.kr
    5. www.englishcare.com 46. www.guidekorea.org/coree
    6. www.egedu.com 47. www.henryhong.co.kr
    7. www.abcstudy.com/welcome.asp 48. www.ike.co.kr
    8. www.allwords.com 49. www.jfkn.co.kr
    9. www.arirang.co.kr 50. www.jsenglish.wo.to
    10. www.arirangtv.com/ 51. www.kbsgmp.co.kr
    11. www.cbs.com 52. www.kr.kids.yahoo.com/eng/index.html
    12. www.chidu21.co.kr 53. www.ksenglish.co.kr
    13. www.cnn.com 54. www.kunsoft.co.kr
    14. www.cnn.com/audio 55. www.kzb2000.com
    15. www.cubs.co.kr 56. www.launch.yahoo.com
    16. www.currentenglish.com 57. www.listenfree.pe.kr
    17. www.dafree.co.kr 58. www.listeningenglish.com
    18. www.dailyenglish.com 59. www.liworld.co.kr
    19. www.ddnet.co.kr 60. www.liworld.co.kr/MySite/speaking
    20. www.dic.naver.com 61. www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
    21. www.dictionary.msn.com 62. www.manythings.org/pp/
    22. www.e-school.co.kr 63. www.mlb.com
    23. www.eboyoung.com 64. www.naver.com
    24. www.ebs.co.kr 65. www.nba.com
    25. www.ediajunk.com 66. www.neoqst.com/index.html
    26. www.efikorea.com 67. www.net-in.co.kr/tommie/main.html
    27. www.efs.co.kr/index.asp 68. www.nfl.comwww.nhl.com
    28. www.ehq.com/li/book 69. www.oscar.com
    29. www.eleaston.com 70. www.pagoda.co.kr
    30. www.elfs.com/ELFsX.html 71. www.pocheoltech.hs.kr
    31. www.enativespeaker.com 72. www.ptpt.co.kr
    32. www.eng4u.co.kr 73. www.spokenamericanenglish.com
    33. www.engdic.empas.com 74. www.uzb2000.com
    34. www.english.naver.com 75. www.videojunk.com
    35. www.englishmaster.co.kr 76. www.windic.co.kr
    36. www.enischool.com/word/ 77. www.windic.co.kr/web-book.htm
    37. www.enolishlistening.com 78. www.winglish.comwww.can-otkr.com
    38. www.esiclub.co.kr 79. www.worldcentraI.com
    39. www.esl-lab.com 80. www.ybfmm.com
    40. www.espn.com 81. www.ybmsisa.com
    41. www.ezabc.com 82. www.yoonsenglish.com

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