Introduction Chapter I

Important [ɪmˈpɔːtnt]
There are 9 letters in this word.
There are 9 sounds in this word.
There are 3 syllables in it.
The second syllable is stressed.
There are 3 vowel sounds (a- hard vowel, 0- hard vowel, i- soft vowel).
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel, 0- back,
i-front
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open, o- open, i- open
According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips, o- rounded position, i- spread position
According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, o- long vowel, i- short, monophthongs.
There are 5 consonant letters: m, t, n, p, r
m- bilabial, nasal, p- bilabial, plosive,
- r- post-alveolar, approximant,
t- alveolar, plosive, n alveolar, nasal.
The first syllable is unstressed. The vowel [I] gives sound as [ɪ] in unstressed syllable. This is special reduction.
Inherit ɪnˈhert/
1.there are 7 letters in the word

2.there are 7 letters in it

3.there are 3 syllables in it
4.second syllabus is stressed
5.there are 3 vowels in it (i,e soft vowels)
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: e- front, i-front
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: e-mid-open, i- open
According to the position of the lips: e- neutral, i- spread position
According to the quantitative features: e- short vowel, monophthong, i- short, diphthong.
6.there are 4 consonants (n,h,r,t)
t- alveolar, plosive n alveolar, nasal
r- post-alveolar, approxima
H fricative,aspirate
7. the first syllable is unstressed vowel I gives us soft reduction


Compound word.
Matchmaker ˈmætʆˌmeɪkə
1.There are 10 letters in the word
2.there are 8 sounds in it
3.there 3 syllables in it
4.First syllabus is stressed
5.there are 3 vowels(a, hard,e-soft)
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel,e- front,
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open,e-mid-open
According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips,e- neutral
According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, monophthong. : e- short vowel, monophthong
6.there are 7 consonants in the word

m- bilabial, nasal,t- alveolar, plosive,c –velar c-plosive,

H-glottal,aspirate
r- post-alveolar, approximant,
7.the third syllable is unstressed, vowel e gives us hard reduction.
Grandchildren ˈgrænt
1.there are 13 letters in the word
2. there are 12 sounds in the word
3.there are 3 syllabys in the word
4.there are 3 vowels in the word(a-hard,e,I soft)
According to the horizontal movement of the tongue: a- front vowel,e- front, e front
According to the vertical movement of the tongue: a- open,e-mid-open, I open
According to the position of the lips: a- neutral position of lips,e- neutral, I spread position
According to the quantitative features: a- short vowel, monophthong. : e- short vowel, monophthong,I short diphtong
5.there are 10 consonants in the word
g- velar, plosive, - r- post-alveolar, approximant, n alveolar, nas d- alveolar, plosive, ,c –velar c-plosiv l- Lateral,alveolar,sonant, h-fricative,aspirate
6.first syllable is stressed
7.the third syllable is unstressed vowel e gives us hard reduction.