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Rule for letter o
- In a one-syllable word, o sounds like ä (unless the word ends in e)
  - hot, lost, Tom, Bob, dot com
- In a stressed syllable, o also sounds like ä
  - possible, Holland, philosophy
Rule for letter a
- In a one-syllable word, a sounds like æ (unless the word ends in e)
  - cat, Sam, drab
- In a stressed syllable, a also sounds like æ
  - rational, manager, catastrophe
Silent Ls
- would, talk, calm, already, salmon, folk, half
T sounds like a D (in the middle of a word)
- metal, medal, mettle, meddle (all sound identical)
Four Main Reasons for Intonation
- New Information
- Opinion
- Contrast
- “Can’t”
Syllable Rules
- Rule of Thumb
  - Stress nouns on the first syllable and verbs on the second syllable
- 95% Rule
  - When in doubt, stress the next to last
- 5% Rule
  - Stress the last syllable
    - Most two-syllable verbs, as well as starting with a- and be-, and end in French suffixes (ee, eer, ele, et, age)
Liaison
- Consonant and Vowel
  - Put it on. -> Pu di dan
- Consonant and Consonant
  - race track -> ray strack
- Vowel and Vowel
  - No other -> No(w)other
- T+Y, D+Y, S+Y, Z+Y
  - Put you, Had you, Yes you, Is your
Word Phrases
- Descriptive phrase
  - It’s a short nail.
- Modified descriptive phrase
  - It’s a really short nail.
- Set phrase
  - It’s a fingernail.
  - It’s a fingernail clipper.
- Modified set phrase
  - It’s a short fingernail.
  - It’s a new fingernail clipper.
- Remodified set phrase
  - It’s a relly short fingernail.
  W/I | DP | MDP | SP | MSP | RMSP
  ——- | — | — | —| — | —
  Two-Word | 01 | - | 10 | - | -
  Three-Wrod| - | 101 | 210| 010 | -
  Four-Word| - | - | - | 0210| 1010

Step by step To have a friend, be a friend.
- Intonation
- Word groups
- Liaisons
- æ ä ǝ
- T
- R