Just a question about phonics. Pretty green when it comes to teaching it. For eg cat you would sound out the individual sounds "c" "a" "t" chair "ch" "a" "i" "r". How would you

Hey guys, I have a question about pronunciation of s/es after a word. According to my grammar book, there are some rules. Here are you go! Voiceless +/s/ shops , gets takes, Voiceless sounds--p, t and k, any more ???? Voiced + /z/ jobs, hides

when U is pronounced as "you", then the consonant rule applies, and when the U sounds like "uh", then the vowel rule applies. That is right. It is an observation of sound change in word flow, not a rule of grammar.

What about The United States (of America)? Thuh or Thee? Some say that when U is pronounced as "you", then the consonant rule applies, and when the U sounds like "uh", then the vowel rule applies. Is this a grammatical rule, or

well the English D and T sound like a Spanish R (not double R but just R) - the Spanish J sounds like a English H - the Spanish L and English L don't sound alike (they are different sounds), and the same happened with the Spanish and English T

I recommend the same pronunciation whether new is separate or part of a place name -- noo or nyoo , whichever you feel more comfortable with. CJ

I would pronounce it anglicized. FUR - mee. The basic rule is that er, ir, and ur are all pronounced the same when followed by a consonant. CJ

how can I know what pronunciation to choose? I would recommend that you use the Open back unrounded vowel for all of those words. I would recommend the same. There is very little to be gained by mastering the subtle distinctions that mark the

I'm sure they do compare -- somehow. But what is your question? Which 44 symbols are you talking about? Which Spanish sounds are you talking about? CJ

the 44 English symbols compare with similarity of spanish sounds