Unit 5.6 n

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#1. Which friendly consonant sound moves forward the most often?
#2. n is more common than the other friendly consonant sounds for a variety of reasons, including: (Choose two.)
#3. We often end up with n when we delete d or t from the end of a word or syllable, for example, ________ and ________.
#4. n is ________ consonant sound.
#5. In the phrase ‘mine is’, n ________, while in the phrase ‘fun day’ it ________.
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#1. Which friendly consonant sound moves forward the most often?

#2. n is more common than the other friendly consonant sounds for a variety of reasons, including: (Choose two.)

Select all that apply:

#3. We often end up with n when we delete d or t from the end of a word or syllable, for example, ________ and ________.

#4. n is ________ consonant sound.

#5. In the phrase ‘mine is’, n ________, while in the phrase ‘fun day’ it ________.

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  1. Have you ever appreciated just how helpful friendly consonant sounds are in helping us to make connected speech in English?

Practice

  1. Write ten common one-syllable English words ending in  n.
  2. Write ten words that end in  nt  and practice saying them in CC connections – deleting the  t  and adding a glottal stop. For example, ‘sent him’ >> SEN_ HIM. Make short sentences, e.g. ‘I sent him a letter.’ Say them out loud.
  3. Do the same for ‘nd’, e.g. ‘lend them’ >> ‘We often lend them money.’ Say them out loud.
  4. Write words ending in suffixes with  nt, e.g. ‘complaint’. Practice saying them in CC connections – deleting the  t  and adding a glottal stop. For example, ‘complaint was’ >> COMPLAIN_ WAS. Make short sentences, e.g. ‘The complaint was not upheld.’ Say them out loud.
  5. Write words ending in suffixes with  n, e.g. ‘electrician’. Practice saying them in CC connections, e.g., ‘electrician had’. Make short sentences, e.g. ‘The electrician had a new toolbox.’ Say them out loud.
  6. Practice saying the words ending with  n  on slides 12-14 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
  7. Focus on the words ending in ‘-gn’ on slide 14. How many of them are new to you? Look up the meanings of the ones you don’t know.
  8. Use the words on slides 12-14 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘own a’ / ‘own the’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward  n  in CV and letting it remain in CC connections. Put your phrases into whole sentences and practice saying them out loud.
  9. Practice saying the phrases on slide 15 out loud. Focus on moving  n  forward. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g. ‘Three of my friends live Down Under. One is a salesperson and the other is a doctor. None of them are dentists.’ Say them out loud.
  10. Practice saying the phrases on slide 16 out loud. Focus on letting  n  remain as a friendly consonant sound in the CC connections. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g. ‘The inn keeper received a fine for his late loan payment.’ Say them out loud.

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