Exercise 1-40: Intonation in Your Own Sentence CD 2 Track 9
On the first of the numbered lines below, write a three-word sentence that you frequently use, such as "Computers organize information" or "Lawyers sign contracts" and put it through the 25 changes. This exercise will take you quite a bit of time and it will force you to rethink your perceptions of word sounds as related to spelling. It helps to use a plural noun that ends in a [z] sound (boyz, dogz) rather than an [s] sound (hats, books). Also, your sentence will flow better if your verb begins with a vowel sound (earns, owes, offers). When you have finished filling in all the upper lines of this exercise with your new sentence, use the guidelines from Ex. 1-38 for the phonetic transcription. Remember, don't rely on spelling. Turn off the CD.
eat 1. ____________ ____________ ____________
ate 2. ____________ ____________ ____________
are eating 3. ____________ ____________ ____________
will eat 4. ____________ ____________ ____________
would eat 5. ____________ ____________ ____________
would have 6. ____________ ____________ ____________
eaten that have eaten 7. ____________ ____________ ____________
have eaten 8. ____________ ____________ ____________
had eaten 9. ____________ ____________ ____________
will have eaten 10. ____________ ____________ ____________
ought to eat 11.____________ ____________ ____________
should eat 12.____________ ____________ ____________
should not eat 13.____________ ____________ ____________
should have eaten 14.____________ ____________ ____________
should not have eaten 15.____________ ____________ ____________
could eat 16.____________ ____________ ____________
could not eat 17.____________ ____________ ____________
could have eaten 18.____________ ____________ ____________
could not have 19.____________ ____________ ____________
might eat 20.____________ ____________ ____________
might have eaten 21.____________ ____________ ____________
must eat 22.____________ ____________ ____________
must have eaten 23.____________ ____________ ____________
can eat 24.____________ ____________ ____________
can't eat 25. ____________ ____________ ____________
