You most likely know how to say these sounds: ‘m’ ‘p’, ‘s’ and ‘d’. However do you know how to say them when they are together? For example have you ever had to say a word like ‘glimpsed’ <\/p>\n\n\n
There are FOUR consonants in a row at the end of this word, ‘ Here are some common consonant clusters and examples: You need to know that when you are saying words with consonant clusters in them it is very important that you say all the consonants as one syllable. A mistake often made by Asian speakers among others is to put them into extra syllables. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n ‘glimpsed’ could become ‘<\/em> This does not sound correct.<\/p>\n\n\n Finally here is an exercise to let you know when you have really mastered this. Try saying the following:
<\/p>\n\n\nCluster<\/th> Examples<\/th><\/tr> br<\/th> bridge<\/td> <\/td> abrupt<\/td> <\/td> bright<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> bd<\/th> absorbed<\/td> <\/td> bribed<\/td> <\/td> disturbed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> fs<\/th> cliffs<\/td> <\/td> beliefs<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> ft<\/th> craft<\/td> <\/td> shaft<\/td> <\/td> left<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> mp<\/th> bump<\/td> <\/td> lump<\/td> <\/td> camp<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> pt<\/th> egypt<\/td> <\/td> except<\/td> <\/td> suspect<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> ths<\/th> baths<\/td> <\/td> maths<\/td> <\/td> paths<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> nth<\/th> month<\/td> <\/td> tenth<\/td> <\/td> seventh<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> nd<\/th> friend<\/td> <\/td> land<\/td> <\/td> hand<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> sp<\/th> sponge<\/td> <\/td> clasp<\/td> <\/td> lisp<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> st<\/th> start<\/td> <\/td> last<\/td> <\/td> sting<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> lmd<\/th> filmed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> lk<\/th> milk<\/td> <\/td> silk<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> str<\/th> strength<\/td> <\/td> destroy<\/td> <\/td> strip<\/td> <\/td><\/tr> vs<\/th> behaves<\/td> <\/td> waves<\/td> <\/td> valves<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n
or ‘bribed’ could become ‘<\/em>'The sixth twisty crisp' <\/code>
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