Sound module

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Introduction
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Sound lessons
Quizzes
Sound stability
Sound comparison
The alfabet
Short vowels
The short ‘a’ sound
Recognizing and making the short ‘a’ sound
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
short ‘a’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The short ‘e’ sound
Recognizing and making the short ‘e’ sound
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
short ‘e’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The short ‘i’ sound
Recognizing and making the short ‘i’ sound
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
short ‘i’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The short ‘o’ sound
Recognizing and making the short ‘o’ sound
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
short ‘o’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The short ‘u’ sound
Recognizing and making the short ‘u’ sound
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
short ‘u’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
Long vowels
The long ‘aa’ sound
Recognizing and making the long ‘aa’ sound
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
long ‘aa’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The long ‘ee’ sound
Recognizing and making the long ‘ee’ sound
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
long ‘ee’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The long ‘ie’ sound
Recognizing and making the long ‘ie’ sound
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
long ‘ie’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The long ‘oo’ sound
Recognizing and making the long ‘oo’ sound
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
long ‘oo’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The long ‘uu’ sound
Recognizing and making the long ‘uu’ sound
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
long ‘uu’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘eu’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘eu’ sound
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘eu’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘oe’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘oe’ sound
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘oe’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
Diphthongs
The ‘ei’/’ij’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘ei’/’ij’ sound
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
ei/ij ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘ou’/’au’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘ou’/’au’ sound
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
ou/au ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘ui’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘ui’ sound
ui ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
ui ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
ui ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
ui ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
ui ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
ui ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
Pseudo diphthongs
The ‘aai’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘aai’ sound
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘aai’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘ooi’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘ooi’ sound
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘ooi’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘oei’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘oei’ sound
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘oei’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘eeuw’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘eeuw’ sound
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘eeuw’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘ieuw’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘ieuw’ sound
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘ieuw’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
The ‘uw’ sound
Recognizing and making the ‘uw’ sound
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 1: Do you hear the sound?
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 2: Do you hear the same sound?
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 3: Do you hear the sound?
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 4: Which sound do you hear?
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 5: Which word do you hear?
‘uw’ ✏️ Assignment 6: Practice the pronunciation
Sound Stability
Syllable formation
The 2 most important rules
Other rules about syllable formation
✏️ Assignment 1: Break the words into syllables
The pronunciation of vowels
✏️ Assignment 2: Repeat the words
Long and short vowels
Open and closed syllables
Open and closed syllables
✏️ Assignment 3: Which word do you hear?
✏️ Assignment 4: Fill in the missing vowels
Spelling changes
How does the spelling of words change?
Four changes in spelling
1. A double consonant at the end of a syllable to maintain the short sound
✏️ Assignment 5: Write the words in plural
✏️ Assignment 6: Single or double consonants in adjectives?
2. Changing a double consonant at the end of a closed syllable to a single one
✏️ Assignment 7: Applying rule 2 of sound stability to verb roots
✏️ Assignment 8: Applying rule 2 of sound stability to adjectives
Language Comparison | Changes in consonants
3. Doubling a vowel in a closed syllable to maintain the long sound
✏️ Assignment 9: What is the whole verb?
✏️ Assignment 10: For which verb roots do you need rule 3 of sound stability?
4. Changing a double vowel in an open syllable to a single one
✏️ Assignment 11: Write the nouns in their plural form
Roadmap single or double letters
✏️ Assignment 12: Write the nouns in their plural form
Language comparison | Changes in vowels
Other sound changes
Introduction
1. The schwa
When do we use the schwa?
✏️ Assignment 13: When do you pronounce the ‘e’ as a schwa?
2. Final devoicing
V becomes F and Z becomes S at the end of a word
✏️ Assignment 14: Write down the whole verb
How do you know if an F or an S in a word is due to sound stability?
Roadmap to determine if the original letter is a V or a Z, or always an F or an S
✏️ Assignment 15: Write down the singular form of the word
Language comparison | V-F and Z-S
3. Words ending in -lijk
4. The ⟨sch⟩ at the end of a word
5. Sound change in front of ⟨l⟩ or ⟨r⟩
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