Party /ɑː/ Ep 5

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In this episode, we'll dive into the /ɑː/ sound, as heard in the word "Party." Get ready to learn how to articulate this phoneme with ease and precision!

Included in this episode:

Name That Sound: Ship horns and interesting facts about why and when they sound.

Phenomenal Phoneme: Drama at the Party, it’s the /ɑː/ sound

father - /ˈfɑː.ðə/

start - /stɑːt/

bath - /bɑːθ/

ask - /ɑːsk/

palm - /pɑːm/

spa - /spɑː/

aunt - /ɑːnt/

heart - /hɑːt/

laugh - /lɑːf/

half - /hɑːf/

Tongue Twister

The dazzling, darting, dashing darter darts daringly down the dark, damp darter's dart.

/ðə ˈdæzlɪŋ ˈdɑːtɪŋ ˈdæʃɪŋ ˈdɑːtə dɑːts ˈdeərɪŋli daʊn ðə dɑːk dæmp ˈdɑːtəz dɑːt/

Barking bards bawl at bards so barmy that the barmy bards bark back at the barking bards

/ˈbɑːkɪŋ bɑːdz bɔːl æt bɑːdz səʊ ˈbɑːmi ðæt ðə ˈbɑːmi bɑːdz bɑːk bæk æt ðə ˈbɑːkɪŋ bɑːdz/

Word of the Week: Confused?

Baffled

/ˈbæfld/

Here's the breakdown:

/ˈbæf/: "baff" (the first syllable)

/ld/: "led" (with the "e" being almost silent, representing the "l" and "d" sounds together)

Bewildered

The word "bewildered" in phonetics is transcribed as:

/bɪˈwɪldəd/

Here's the breakdown:

/bɪ/: "be"

/ˈwɪl/: "wil"

/dəd/: "dered"

Befuddled

/bɪˈfʌdld/

Here's the breakdown:

/bɪ/: "be"

/ˈfʌd/: "fudd"

/ld/: "led" (with the "e" being almost silent, representing the "l" and "d" sounds together)

Word Goblins: homonyms

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