Monday, 18 November 2019

Pronunciation of digraphs beginning with "i"

Ex. 1 Look at the following words and write how to pronounce the digraphs beginning with the letter "i". Note that in the letters in question may belong to different syllables (so the letter combinations are not technically digraphs).

IA aria, diary, liar, pariah, piano, tiara, via
IE achieve, believe, fiery, pliers, retrieve, supplier
IO biology, ion, lion, Zion
IU diuretic

Ex. 2 Do these words rhyme?

a. belief - relief   b. aria - Maria   c. liar - dire   d. lion - lying   e. liege - league


KEY

1. IA /ˈɑːrɪə/, /ˈdaɪəri/, /ˈlaɪə/, /pə'rɪə/, /pɪˈænəʊ/, /tɪˈɑːrə/, /ˈvaɪə/ 
IE /əˈʧiːv/, /bɪˈliːv/, /ˈfaɪəri/, /ˈplaɪəz/, /rɪˈtriːv/, /səˈplaɪə/
IO /baɪˈɒləʤi/, /ˈaɪən/, /ˈlaɪən/, /ˈzaɪən/
IU /ˌdaɪjʊəˈretɪk/
2. a. yes, b. no, c. yes, d. no, e. no

I used toPhonetics at https://tophonetics.com/

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