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IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT PRONUNCIATION
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1.
Mispronunciation may lead to offence
wrap
rape
cement
semen
important
impotent
2.
Mispronunciation may cause misunderstanding
work
walk
food
foot
cake
kick
3.
Mispronunciation may cause a breakdown in communication
flour
tired
cucumber
blood
source: EMS Module 07
[ Last edited by seribulan at 28-10-2007 03:49 PM ] |
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a list of commonly mispronounced words.
receipt vegetable
market stomach
Wednesday toothache
photographer fishmonger
pizza auto-run
SOME REASONS FOR WRONG PRONUNCIATION
1 Silent letters
2 Wrong stress
3 Foreign words
4 Poor articulation
5 Mother- tongue influence
6 Wrong syllable division |
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compare the sounds of some letters in
Bahasa Melayu and English.
a
Bahasa Melayu English
adu arm
batu add
hati age
mata agree
kasut alter
[ Last edited by seribulan at 28-10-2007 03:51 PM ] |
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o
Bahasa Melayu English
orang office
otak open
bola original
lorong other
sotong out |
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q
Bahasa Melayu English
Quran quality
qari question
qariah query
u
Bahasa Melayu English
buku understand, but
udang urgent
garu put
ular unit |
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x
Bahasa Melayu English
- X-ray
explain
experience
box
six
xenon
c
Bahasa Melayu English
cucu candidate centre
carta current circular
cermin copy cycle
g
Bahasa Melayu English
gigi glue gym
gabus government giraffe
gosok graduate germinate
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Definition of homonyms:
Words which have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings.
Examples:
iron dense rule matter second tissue volume report light waste
Definition of homographs:
Words which have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings.
Examples:
bow sow lead wind tear live desert refuse extract record
Definition of homophones:
Words which have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings.
Examples:
air heir
altar alter
bare bear
blew blue
boy buoy
brake break
cell sell
cent scent
coarse course
current currant
flour flower
mail male
lead led
steal steel
waist waste
wait weight |
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EXERCISE 1
CONFUSING WORDS
Underline the correct answers.
1. What is the mass / mess of the beaker?
2. The rock will sink / sing in the water.
3. Explain the working principle of a boy / buoy.
4. The liver / lever is an organ in our body.
5. Plants get energy from the son / sun.
6. Ammonia gas has a strong odour / order.
7. The bronchioles end in clusters of fine air sacs / sacks called alveoli.
8. Rotate the coarse / course focus knob until the image is clear.
9. Test the gas with a damp / damn litmus paper.
10. Iron fillings / filings can be separated from sulphur powder by using a magnet. |
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hmm... such a good info...
the mispronunciation is sometimes due to the interference from the native language... its not always easy to have two tongues in yr mouth... |
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pronounciation is so important if u are conveying a msg.. eg giving a speech.
our vowel (malay language) sounds different from english thus terselalu tersasul bile ckp...hihih
sampai berkerut2 dahi my frens. plus it also depends on the foreign country u live in..
say kinetic
some kinetic - kai-ne-tik or ke-ne-tik
most of aussie say the 2nd one whereas i observed most of english + malaysian sebut yg first one...
fuhh...kena belajar lagi nihh  |
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Post time 28-10-2007 03:41 PM
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Post time 28-10-2007 05:38 PM
