44 Sounds of English

This content prepared by Md. Shah Alam will help Bangladeshi English Learners to know the 44 sounds very clearly.

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3. The 44 Sounds of English In the English alphabet there are 26 letters, but these letters produce 44 sounds. For this reason, one letter is used to produce more than one sound. In order to know the correct pronunciation certain symbols denoting these sounds have been devised and standardized. By learning these symbols you will be able to find the correct pronunciation of any word in a standard dictionary. These symbols will also help you to go through the book with guidance for correct pronunciation of words and conversations. These sounds are classified into two types:

4. /p/ ফা as in P in 2. /b/ বা As in B all 3. /t/ ঠা As in T en 4. /d/ ডা As in D eer 24 Consonant Sounds-

5. 5. /k / খা As in K ite 6. /g / গা As in G irl 7. /f / ফা As in F an 8 . /v / ভা As in V an

6. 9. /s / সা As in S ofa 1 . /z / যা As in Z ip 11. /ʃ / শা 12. /ʒ / জ্বা As in Sh ip As in Trea s ure

7. 1 3 . /θ / থা 14. /ð / দা 15. / tʃ / চা 16. / dʒ / জা As in Ch air As in Th is box As in Tee th As in j ug

8. 17. /w / ওয়া 18. /j / ইয়া 19. /m / মা 20. /n / না As in w all As in Y ellow As in N ine As in M onkey

9. 21. /ŋ / ইং 22. /l / লা 23. /r / র 24. /h / হা As in Ri ng As in L amp As in R ose As in H at

10. 20 vowel Sounds

11. 1. / i / ই 2. /i :/ ঈ 3 . /u / উ 4 . /u :/ ঊ As in Sh ee p As in B oo k As in M oo n As in Sh i p 20 Vowel Sounds-

12. 5 . /ʌ / আ 6 . /a:/ 8. /3 :/ আ : 7. /ə / আ As in S u n As in C a r As in A round As in B i rd

13. 9. /ɒ/ অ 10. /ɔ :/ ও : 11. /e / এ 12. /æ / এ ¨v As in P o t As in B a ll As in T e n As in C a t

14. 13. / eɪ / এই 14. / aɪ / আই 15. / ɔɪ / ওই 16. / əu / অউ As in Eigh t As in K i te As in T oy As in G o

15. 17. / ɪə / ইআ 18. / eə / এআ 19. /au / আউ 20. / ʊə / উআ As in Tourist As in Cair As in Cow As in Ear

16. এতক্ষণ আমরা ৪৪ সাউন্ডের সাথে পরিচিত হলাম। এখন আমরা সাউণ্ড দিয়ে ওয়ার্ড এর উচ্চারণ কৌশল দেখব। একটি শব্দ নেওয়া যাক- Cow Dictionary তে Cow এর উচ্চারণ লেখা আছে / k au / অর্থাৎ /k ( খা ) + au ( আউ ) / = খাউ Word Go উচ্চারণ / gəu / / g ( গা ) + əu ( অউ ) / = গৌ ( অউ= ‡ Š ) বিঃ দঃ কানসানান্ট সাউন্ডের সাথে যে আ-কার থাকে তা উচ্চারনের সময় বিলুপ্ত হয়ে যাবে।

17. Word Around উচ্চারণ / əraund / / ə ( Av )+ r (র) + au (আউ) + n (না) + d (ডা) / = Av রাউন্ড Word Ago উচ্চারণ / ə gəu / / ə (আ)+ g ( গা ) + əu ( অউ ) / = আগৌ

18. Word Open উচ্চারণ / əupən / / əu ( অউ)+ p (ফা)+ ə (আ) + n (না) / = অউফান Word table উচ্চারণ / t eɪbl / / t (ঠা) + eɪ (এই)+ b (বা)+ l (লা) / = ঠেইবল ( ঠা+এই= ঠেই)

19. A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ə kwɪk braʊn fɒks ʤʌmps ˈ əʊvə ðə ˈ leɪzi dɒg Can you read the following sentence?

20. ðə heə wɒz wʌns ˈ bəʊstɪŋ ɒv hɪz spiːd bɪˈfɔ ː ði ˈ ʌðər ˈ ænɪməlz . " aɪ hæv ˈ n e və j e t biːn ˈ biːtn ,"  s e d hiː, " w e n aɪ pʊt fɔ ː θ maɪ fʊl spiːd .  aɪ ˈ ʧælɪnʤ ˈ e ni wʌn hɪə tu ː reɪs wɪð miː."  ðə ˈ tɔːtəs s e d ˈ kwaɪətli , " aɪ əkˈ s e pt jɔ ː ˈ ʧælɪnʤ ." " ðæt ɪz ə gʊd ʤəʊk ,"  s e d ðə heə ; " aɪ kʊd dɑːns raʊnd ju ː ɔːl ðə weɪ ." " kiːp jɔ ː ˈ bəʊstɪŋ tɪl juːv ˈ biːtn ," ˈ ɑːnsəd ðə ˈ tɔːtəs . " ʃæl wi ː reɪs ?" səʊ ə kɔːs wɒz fɪkst ænd ə stɑːt wɒz meɪd .  ðə heə ˈ dɑːtɪd ˈ ɔːlməʊst aʊt ɒv saɪt æt wʌns ,  bʌt suːn stɒpt ænd ,  tu ː ʃəʊ hɪz kənˈ t e mpt fɔ ː ðə ˈ tɔːtəs ,  leɪ daʊn tu ː hæv ə næp .  ðə ˈ tɔːtəs ˈ plɒdɪd ɒn ænd ˈ plɒdɪd ɒn ,  ænd w e n ðə heə r əˈwəʊk frɒm hɪz næp , hiː sɔ ː ðə ˈ tɔːtəs ʤʌst nɪə ðə ˈ wɪnɪŋpəʊst ænd kʊd nɒt rʌn ʌp ɪn taɪm tu ː seɪv ðə reɪs .  ð e n s e d ðə ˈ tɔːtəs : " sləʊ ænd ˈ st e di wɪnz ðə reɪs ." Read The follow Story written in IPA.

21. The Hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never yet been beaten," said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me." The Tortoise said quietly, "I accept your challenge." "That is a good joke," said the Hare; "I could dance round you all the way." "Keep your boasting till you've beaten," answered the Tortoise. "Shall we race?" So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post and could not run up in time to save the race. Then said the Tortoise: "Slow and steady wins the race." Now read the following same story as you read in the previous slide.

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