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/dʒ/.../dʒ/.../dʒ/.../dʒ/...
juice...edge...giraffe...major... | ||
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WHAT IS IT? |
Pronunciation:
The consonant /dʒ/ is a voiced, alveo-palatal, affricate consonant.
The sound /dʒ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
The consonant /dʒ/ is a voiced, alveo-palatal, affricate consonant.
- Press the middle of your tongue between your alveolar ridge and your soft palate.
- Quickly move your tongue downward while forcefully pushing air out.
- The air in your mouth should stop before it is released. (It is like combining a /d/ with a /ʒ/.)
- Your vocal cords should vibrate.
The sound /dʒ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
(none)
/ndʒ/ (“nge”) - change
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
/ndʒd/ (“nged”) - hinged
/ldʒd/ (“lged”) - divulged
/rdʒd/ (“rged”) - charged
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
/ndʒd/ (“nged”) - hinged
/ldʒd/ (“lged”) - divulged
/rdʒd/ (“rged”) - charged
Spelling:
- "j" - jump, reject
- "g" - magic , gentle
- "ge" - age, large
- "dj" - adjacent, adjective
- "dg" - badger, gadget
- "dge" - lodge, budge
- “di” – soldier, cordial
- “d” (+u) – graduate, education
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COMPARE |
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/dʒ/.../tʃ/.../dʒ/.../tʃ/.../dʒ/.../tʃ/...
These are both alveo-palatal, affricate consonants. However, /dʒ/ is a voiced consonant and /tʃ/ is a voiceless consonant. | ||
Listen to words with /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ and identify which word you hear. Choose A or B. You will hear the word twice, followed by the answer.
Listen to words with /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ and identify which word you hear. Choose A or B. You will hear the word twice, followed by the answer.
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1. A. jest, B. chest
2. A. joke, B. choke 3. A. badge, B. batch 4. A. lunge, B. lunch 5. A. surged, B. searched | ||
Now compare /dʒ/ and /d/:
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/dʒ/.../d/..../dʒ/.../d/..../dʒ/.../d/....
These are both voiced consonants in a similar position. However, /dʒ/ is an alveo-palatal affricate, while /d/ is an alveolar stop. The sound /dʒ/ begins as a stop (with no air coming through the mouth) but then moves into a fricative (with some air released). | ||
Listen to words with /dʒ/ and /d/, and identify which word you hear. Choose A or B. You will hear the word twice, followed by the answer.
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1. A. jump, B. dump
2. A. jock, B. dock 3. A. badge, B. bad 4. A. raging, B. raiding 5. A. adage, B. added | ||
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PRACTICE |
Listen and repeat these words:
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1. juice
2. jeans 3. jacket 4. Japan 5. gentle 6. jealous 7. justice 8. page 9. judge 10. range |
11. merge
12. bandage 13. major 14. adjunct 15. packaging 16. managers 17. adjective 18. damaged 19. knowledgeable 20. judicial |
Now, practice /dʒ/ in sentences. Say the words first, then the sentences.
Now, practice /dʒ/ in sentences. Say the words first, then the sentences.
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1. original – strategy – procedure
Our original strategy didn’t work, so we’re trying a new procedure. 2. graduated – college – languages She graduated from college with a degree in Asian languages. 3. jar – jam – edge A jar of jam fell off the edge of the counter. 4. manager – just - packages The manager just picked up the packages 5. vegetables – juice – fridge The vegetables and juice should be in the fridge. 6. imagine – jacket – July I can’t imagine why you’d need a jacket in July. | ||
To practice with different varieties of English, choose another native English speaker by clicking one of the links below:
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USE IT! |
Practice the task below. Then, record yourself completing that task. Give your recording to a teacher or an English-speaking friend for feedback.
Prepare:
Look at this list of activities. Rank them from most dangerous to least dangerous.
Prepare:
Look at this list of activities. Rank them from most dangerous to least dangerous.
Record:
In your recording, describe which 2 activities are most dangerous and which 2 activities are least dangerous. Explain the reasons for your answers.
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