(dup) American Accent Lesson 9 — American Accent Course Monthly

Lesson 9: Compound Nouns, Descriptive Phrases & the American R

Goals for this Lesson:

Learn the difference between compound nouns and descriptive phrases.
Start to understand how stress affects meaning.
Know how to pronounce the American R and its varieties.
Pass our short quiz with at least 80% accuracy.

Step 1

Compound Nouns and Descriptive Phrases

Do you know the difference between a high chair and a high chair? You will after this lesson. Use your workbook to follow along.

Compound Nouns and Descriptive Phrases

Step 2

Pronunciation Lesson 9

Video 1

Video 5

Video 2

Video 6

Video 3

Video 7

Video 4

Step 3

Practice the R

Please repeat after me…

R Words- Slow Pace

R Words- Normal Pace

R Sentences- Slow Pace

R Sentences- Normal Pace

We need to learn about the earth’s water problems.

Don’t act scared of the bear since they sense fear.

We worked hard at the bar.

America’s native birds are gliding through the air.

The tutor sat at the computer staring at one word.

The man had a long beard and more hair in his ears.

Step 4

Take the Lesson 9 Quiz

Quiz 9

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Start

Congratulations - you have completed Quiz 9.

You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%.

Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

Your answers are highlighted below.

Question 1

Normally, what part of speech is usually most stressed?

A	Nouns
B	Verbs

Question 2

What word would normally get the most stress in this phrase?

an orange hat

A	orange
B	hat

Question 3

Which word would normally get the most stress in this phrase?

a big, ugly, orange hat

A	big
B	ugly
C	orange
D	hat

Question 4

Which sentence do you hear?

John bought a _____.

A	black board (a board painted black)
B	blackboard (something used to write on)

Question 5

Which sentence do you hear?

Susie sat in a _____.

A	high chair (a tall chair)
B	highchair (a chair for babies)

Question 6

Does this sound right?

Sheri wore the sun glasses to the park.

A	Yes
B	No

Question 7

Which of the following uses an American R?

car

A	A
B	B
C	C

Question 8

To make the R American syle, you should...

(You can choose more than one answer)

A	Curl the tip of your tongue way back
B	Curl the tip of your tongue up just a little
C	Touch the tip of the tongue just above the teeth
D	Round the lips
E	Open the jaw wider than one finger

Question 9

The American R is a continuant. (It can be said for as long as you have air to say it.)

A	True
B	False

Question 10

The American R has extra length between a vowel and the R.

A	True
B	False

Question 11

Does this sound correct?

early

A	Yes
B	No

Question 12

Does this have an American R?

fear

A	Yes
B	No

Question 13

Does this have an American R?

party

A	Yes
B	No

Question 14

Does this have an American R?

shark

A	Yes
B	No

Question 15

The A in Mary sounds like:

A	/ae/ as in cat
B	/e/ as in bed
C	It can be either

Question 16

Which word is different?

A	First
B	Second
C	Third

Question 17

Which word is different?

A	First
B	Second
C	Third

Question 18

Which word is different?

A	First
B	Second
C	Third

Question 19

Can you hear the American R in the word CAR in this sentence?

I left my car in front of the house.

A	Yes
B	No

Question 20

Can you hear the American R in the word TEAR in this sentence?

She had a small tear in her eye.

A	Yes
B	No

Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results

There are 20 questions to complete.

←

List

→

Return

Shaded items are complete.

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20
End

Return

Would you like PERSONAL HELP as you go through the American Accent Course?

Let us direct you through the entire program with personalized assignments and private feedback.

Click Here for More Information