Activity #3: Dividing words into syllables.
Some facts about syllables:
In English, words can have many consonants together, called "consonant clusters". For example, "birthday". This word is only two syllables (birth/day), but it has four consonant sounds (b, r, th, d), three of which are in a consonant cluster "rthd".
Sometimes these consonant clusters are not allowed in Korean. So, when speaking English, people will break up the consonant cluster by adding a vowel sound. For example, many Korean speakers will say something like "birthuday" (bir/thu/day). This is the primary language affecting the additional language and it is very normal. Unfortunately, it can make it harder for English-speakers to understand you.
So, let's practice consonant clusters! Instructions:
1) Listen to the audio recording below. 2) Repeat as many times as you need. 3) Then, complete the activity and sort the words by syllable count.
4) Upload a recording of yourself reading the words with the correct number of syllables. Upload here: https://forms.gle/4vYmfMvjpeknBZsN6
- Syllables are a unit of sound.
- Words are made up of syllables.
- A word can be "polysyllabic" (it has one syllable) or "multisyllabic" (it has two or more syllables).
- Languages have different rules about how syllables are made and what sounds can go into them.
In English, words can have many consonants together, called "consonant clusters". For example, "birthday". This word is only two syllables (birth/day), but it has four consonant sounds (b, r, th, d), three of which are in a consonant cluster "rthd".
Sometimes these consonant clusters are not allowed in Korean. So, when speaking English, people will break up the consonant cluster by adding a vowel sound. For example, many Korean speakers will say something like "birthuday" (bir/thu/day). This is the primary language affecting the additional language and it is very normal. Unfortunately, it can make it harder for English-speakers to understand you.
So, let's practice consonant clusters! Instructions:
1) Listen to the audio recording below. 2) Repeat as many times as you need. 3) Then, complete the activity and sort the words by syllable count.
4) Upload a recording of yourself reading the words with the correct number of syllables. Upload here: https://forms.gle/4vYmfMvjpeknBZsN6
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