English Phonetics

 RAISING INTONATION It occurs when the voice rises at the end of the sentence. It is used to express confirmed or yes and no questions, doubts and lists. Examples: Questions Yes or No: Are you ready? Surprise or doubt: Really?

  FALLING INTONATION It occurs when the voice lowers at the end of the sentence and is very common in the English. Example: Affirmative: You like pizza. Negative: You don´t speak French.

 FUNTION WORD Funtion word is a word that hasn´t much meaning but it´s important for the grammar in the sentence. Helps connect and structure Content words. Example: Articles: an, a, the  Pronouns: You, She, He, It, They

  CONTENT WORD  Content Word is a word that has its principal meaning in one sentence. Example: Noun: dog, school, Alejandra. Adjectives: big, tall, short, happy.

 

  VOICED SOUNDS The vocal cords vibrate when you make these sounds. Example:  /b/ as in bat /d/ as in dog /g/ as in go /z/ as in zoo All vowel sounds like /a/, /e/, /i/, etc. UNVOICED SOUNDS  The vocal cords do not vibrate. Example:  /p/ as in pat /t/ as in top /k/ as in cat /s/ as in sun