Cours d'anglais
VOCABULAIRE
ALPHABET
1. L’ALPHABET ANGLAIS
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
L’alphabet anglais compte vingt-six (26) lettres soit cinq (5) voyelles et vingt et une (21) consonnes.
- Les consonnes (consonants) : b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.
- Les voyelles (vowels) : a, e, i, o, u
NB : la lettre « y » en anglais n’est pas comprise comme une voyelle contrairement au français.
2. L’ALPHABET PHONETIQUE
L’alphabet phonétique est la présentation des différents sons d’une lettre. La transcription phonétique d’une lettre s’écrit toujours entre deux barres (//)
|
PHONETIC SYMBOL |
PHONEME (SOUND) |
EXAMPLES AND SPELLINGS |
|
/p/ |
p |
pen happy rap |
|
/t/ |
t |
tick tap attack |
|
/k/ |
k |
key cook |
|
/tʃ/ |
ch |
chip watch |
|
/dʃ/ |
j |
jump giant |
|
/b/ |
b |
back baby |
|
/ɡ/ |
g |
get game |
|
/v/ |
v |
van |
|
/f/ |
f |
fat field photo |
|
/θ/ |
th (unvoiced) |
thing thin |
|
/ð/ |
th (voiced) |
then there |
|
/s/ |
s (unvoiced) |
sink sun science |
|
/z/ |
z (voiced) |
zip zebra |
|
/ʃ/ |
sh |
ship chef |
|
/ʒ/ |
zh |
measure treasure |
|
/h/ |
h |
hat happy |
|
/j/ |
y |
yes yet |
|
/w/ |
w |
was where |
|
/l/ |
l |
huddle lamb |
|
/r/ |
r |
red wrong |
|
/m/ |
m |
sum comb monkey |
|
/n/ |
n |
sun knife nut |
|
/ŋ/ |
ng |
sing ring sink |
|
/d/ |
d |
day dog radio |
|
/eǝ/ |
air |
there hair |
|
/a℧/ |
ow |
crowd down shout |
|
/Iǝ/ |
ear |
here ear |
|
/℧ǝ/ |
oo |
sure tour |
|
/ɔǝ/ |
au |
oar door pour |
|
/ɔ:/ |
or |
caught ball |
|
/I/ |
i |
ship pig system |
|
/e/ |
e |
let head friend |
|
/æ/ |
a |
bat gas hat |
|
/ɒ/ |
o |
cod what want |
|
/℧/ |
u |
put look would |
|
/Ʌ/ |
u |
shut son sun |
|
/ǝ/ |
er |
letter the colour |
|
/i:/ |
ee |
sweet key team |
|
/ɑ:/ |
ar |
father heart fast |
|
/u:/ |
ue |
moon shoe group |
|
/ɜ:/ |
ur |
bird burn first |
|
/ɔi/ |
oi |
boy coin poison |
|
/ei/ |
ae |
make pain day |
|
/e℧/ |
oe |
note soap road |
|
/aI/ |
ie |
bite buy light |
EXERCISE
Choose the right answer in the bracket and fill the following question
- How many consonants are in this sentence : « the travellers were not in the same bus” …………………………………………….( 20 consonants; 18 consonants; 12 consonants)
- Is the letter « y » a vowel or a consonant? ………………………..(vowel; consonant)
- How many letters does the English’s alphabet counts ?...........................(26 letter