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Pronunciation Games

 Kristi Bergman, Christina Cavage & Gwen McIntyre
 Atlantic Cape Community College
 New Jersey
 TESOL 2010
 Boston, MA
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     Games for:

        IPA

        Word Endings

        Word Stress

        Blending

        Rhythm

        Reductions

        Sentence focus/intonation
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     IPA Game #1: Phoneme Go Fish

        Goal: For students to master the symbols and
        sounds of IPA

        Materials: Notecards

        Dynamic: small groups

        Procedure: give each group a set of ‘cards’ with
        different phonetic symbols on them. Follow go
        fish rules. Students must make words.
        Student with most words wins!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     IPA Game #2: Connect Four

        Goal: To have students identify and produce
        target sounds

        Materials: Connect four or paper and stickers

        Dynamic: pairs or small groups

        Procedure: Give pairs or small groups Connect 4 game and colored sticky
        labels as well as their target sound.  Students brainstorm and write on labels  as
        many words as they can with target sound and stick labels on chips.  Follow
        Connect 4 rules.  Team that connects 4 wins!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     IPA Game #3: Tic-Tac-Toe

        Goal: To have students identify and produce
        target sounds

        Materials: Handout

        Dynamic: Pairs

        Procedure: Give pairs handout with multiple tic tac toe
        drawings as well as their target sound.  Students write word
        with target sound in block.  Student to win most games on
        handout wins!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
      IPA Game #4: Bingo

         Goal: To have students listen for and produce
         target sounds

         Materials: Target sounds Bingo cards

         Dynamic: individual or pair activity

         Procedure: Give teams set of Bingo cards with target
         sound words.  Follow Bingo rules.  First team with Bingo
         must correctly pronounce words in order to win!
         http://makeworksheets.com/samples/puzzles/index.html

         http://print-bingo.com/print-bingo-cards.php

   
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     Word Ending Game #1: Crazy 8’s

       Goal: To have students identify and
       distinguish between the -ed endings.

        Materials: Crazy 8 -ed cards

        Dynamic: Small groups of 3-4

        Procedure: Give each group a pack of Crazy –ed Cards, Dealer shuffles
       and deals 5 cards to each player, Turn over the top card in the draw pile, The
       player to the dealers left must produce a card that has the same number or the
       same –ed ending sound, If the player has neither they must continue to pick
       cards from the draw pile until they have one to match the number or –ed ending.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Word Ending Game #2: Final -s Jeopardy

       Goal: To have students identify and produce -s
       endings.

       Materials: Notecards, tape

       Dynamic: Two large groups (divide class in
       half).

       Procedure:Create five categories with words that have-s endings. Create statements
       for each word in which the student will have to produce an,  –s ending word as the answer,
       Write the statement on the card and on the reverse side a point value, Example: Card:
       Bananas are one of their foods of choice  30pts Ss: What are monkeys? The student must
       pronounce the –s ending correctly and state whether it makes the /s/, /z/, or /Iz/ If so,
       student gets points on front. If the student answers correctly others from their team
       continue taking turns until they get one wrong at which time play passes over to the other
       team
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
     Word Ending Game #3: File That Sound!

        Goal: To have students identify word unding
        sound; apply word ending rules.

        Materials: Notecards

        Dynamic:Pairs or small groups

        Procedure: Have /t/, /d/, /id/, /s/, /z/ and /iz/
        headings and students ‘file’ words under the
        sound that represents its’ ending.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Word Stress Game #1: Circles

       Goal: for learners to master word stress patterns

       Materials: notecards, colored paper cut into circles

       Dynamic: pairs or small groups

       Procedure: give each group a set of words, and a set
       of circles. Say or show the word and have each
       group mark the stress pattern. First group claps.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Word Stress Game #2: Stand Up, Sit Down!

       Goal: for learners to master word stress patterns

       Materials: students and chairs lined up in a row

       Dynamic: entire class

       Procedure: write a word on the board and have
       students in a line. Each member of the line
       represents one syllable. The stressed syllable must
       stand up.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Blending/Linking Game #1: Concentration

       Goal: To have students recognize linking patterns.

       Materials: Notecards

       Dynamic: pairs or small groups

       Procedure: Set up cards like concentration, have
       students flip two cards to match the pronunciation
       with the correctly spelled phrase. Student with
       most sets of cards wins!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
   Blending/Linking Game #2: By the Numbers

     Goal: To have students produce linked phrases and
     identify why it is linked.

     Materials: Chalkboard, Notecards

     Dynamic:Entire class in teams

     Procedure: Fill out big notecards with a number on
     the front (starting at 1) and a phrase with a blend
     in it on the other side. Small groups choose a
     number and then must produce the blended or
     linked pronunciation of the phrase.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Rhythm Game #1: Rhythm in Song

      Goal: To have students listen for, identify and
      differentiate content and function words.

      Materials: Song, handouts with Jigsaw

      Dynamic:Whole class and pairs

      Procedure: PLay song, supply pairs with
      information gap activity, have students deduce
      content and function words
  
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Rhythm Game #2: Dominoes

      Goal: To have students identify and match
      rhythm patterns in short phrases.

      Materials: chalkboard, Domino cards

      Dynamic: Small groups

      Procedure: Play just like dominoes. Have students
      line up cards with same rhythm patterns.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Reductions Game #1: Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

       Goal: To have students identify reductions.

       Materials: Computer, Game and projection unit

       Dynamic: Entire class in teams

       Procedure: Just as the real game!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Reductions Game #2: Reduction Gab

       Goal: To have students pronounce the reduction
       and identify the full speech meaning.

       Materials: notecards

       Dynamic: pairs

       Procedure: Give each team a set of reduction note cards with
       full speech meaning answers on the back.  The team to correctly
       write the full speech answers and pronounce phrases both ways
       wins!
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Reductions Game #3:Reduction, Production!

       Goal: To have students produce reductions.

       Materials: knock, knock jokes

       Dynamic: Pairs

       Procedure: Pairs tell each other knock-knock jokes
       and monitor their pronunciation on reductions.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Intonation #1: The Climb

       Goal: To have students be able to identify rising
       and falling intonation patterns.

       Materials: Song, handout and arrows

       Dynamic: small groups

       Procedure: Students listen to song and add rising
       and falling arrows.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Intonation #2: Syllable Cards

       Goal: To have students be able to apply rising and
       falling intonation patterns.

       Materials: notecards with syllables

       Dynamic: small groups

       Procedure: Students listen to song and add rising
       and falling arrows.
Fun and Effective
Pronunciation Games
    Intonation #3: Intonation Roleplays

       Goal: To have students be able to identify the
       importance of rising and falling intonation
       patterns, and apply those patterns.

       Materials: chalkboard with roleplay, notecards with
       prompts

       Dynamic: pairs in front of the class

       Procedure: To perform roleplay based on prompts,
       and have class guess the situation.
Pronunciation Games

     Thank you!

       Kbergman@atlantic.edu

       cavage@atlantic.edu

       gmcintyr@atlantic.edu

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Pronunciation Games:Fun and Effective

  • 1. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Kristi Bergman, Christina Cavage & Gwen McIntyre Atlantic Cape Community College New Jersey TESOL 2010 Boston, MA
  • 2. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Games for: IPA Word Endings Word Stress Blending Rhythm Reductions Sentence focus/intonation
  • 3. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games IPA Game #1: Phoneme Go Fish Goal: For students to master the symbols and sounds of IPA Materials: Notecards Dynamic: small groups Procedure: give each group a set of ‘cards’ with different phonetic symbols on them. Follow go fish rules. Students must make words. Student with most words wins!
  • 4. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games IPA Game #2: Connect Four Goal: To have students identify and produce target sounds Materials: Connect four or paper and stickers Dynamic: pairs or small groups Procedure: Give pairs or small groups Connect 4 game and colored sticky labels as well as their target sound.  Students brainstorm and write on labels  as many words as they can with target sound and stick labels on chips.  Follow Connect 4 rules.  Team that connects 4 wins!
  • 5. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games IPA Game #3: Tic-Tac-Toe Goal: To have students identify and produce target sounds Materials: Handout Dynamic: Pairs Procedure: Give pairs handout with multiple tic tac toe drawings as well as their target sound.  Students write word with target sound in block.  Student to win most games on handout wins!
  • 6. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games IPA Game #4: Bingo Goal: To have students listen for and produce target sounds Materials: Target sounds Bingo cards Dynamic: individual or pair activity Procedure: Give teams set of Bingo cards with target sound words.  Follow Bingo rules.  First team with Bingo must correctly pronounce words in order to win! http://makeworksheets.com/samples/puzzles/index.html http://print-bingo.com/print-bingo-cards.php  
  • 7. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Word Ending Game #1: Crazy 8’s Goal: To have students identify and distinguish between the -ed endings. Materials: Crazy 8 -ed cards Dynamic: Small groups of 3-4 Procedure: Give each group a pack of Crazy –ed Cards, Dealer shuffles and deals 5 cards to each player, Turn over the top card in the draw pile, The player to the dealers left must produce a card that has the same number or the same –ed ending sound, If the player has neither they must continue to pick cards from the draw pile until they have one to match the number or –ed ending.
  • 8. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Word Ending Game #2: Final -s Jeopardy Goal: To have students identify and produce -s endings. Materials: Notecards, tape Dynamic: Two large groups (divide class in half). Procedure:Create five categories with words that have-s endings. Create statements for each word in which the student will have to produce an,  –s ending word as the answer, Write the statement on the card and on the reverse side a point value, Example: Card: Bananas are one of their foods of choice  30pts Ss: What are monkeys? The student must pronounce the –s ending correctly and state whether it makes the /s/, /z/, or /Iz/ If so, student gets points on front. If the student answers correctly others from their team continue taking turns until they get one wrong at which time play passes over to the other team
  • 9. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Word Ending Game #3: File That Sound! Goal: To have students identify word unding sound; apply word ending rules. Materials: Notecards Dynamic:Pairs or small groups Procedure: Have /t/, /d/, /id/, /s/, /z/ and /iz/ headings and students ‘file’ words under the sound that represents its’ ending.
  • 10. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Word Stress Game #1: Circles Goal: for learners to master word stress patterns Materials: notecards, colored paper cut into circles Dynamic: pairs or small groups Procedure: give each group a set of words, and a set of circles. Say or show the word and have each group mark the stress pattern. First group claps.
  • 11. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Word Stress Game #2: Stand Up, Sit Down! Goal: for learners to master word stress patterns Materials: students and chairs lined up in a row Dynamic: entire class Procedure: write a word on the board and have students in a line. Each member of the line represents one syllable. The stressed syllable must stand up.
  • 12. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Blending/Linking Game #1: Concentration Goal: To have students recognize linking patterns. Materials: Notecards Dynamic: pairs or small groups Procedure: Set up cards like concentration, have students flip two cards to match the pronunciation with the correctly spelled phrase. Student with most sets of cards wins!
  • 13. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Blending/Linking Game #2: By the Numbers Goal: To have students produce linked phrases and identify why it is linked. Materials: Chalkboard, Notecards Dynamic:Entire class in teams Procedure: Fill out big notecards with a number on the front (starting at 1) and a phrase with a blend in it on the other side. Small groups choose a number and then must produce the blended or linked pronunciation of the phrase.
  • 14. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Rhythm Game #1: Rhythm in Song Goal: To have students listen for, identify and differentiate content and function words. Materials: Song, handouts with Jigsaw Dynamic:Whole class and pairs Procedure: PLay song, supply pairs with information gap activity, have students deduce content and function words  
  • 15. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Rhythm Game #2: Dominoes Goal: To have students identify and match rhythm patterns in short phrases. Materials: chalkboard, Domino cards Dynamic: Small groups Procedure: Play just like dominoes. Have students line up cards with same rhythm patterns.
  • 16. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Reductions Game #1: Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Goal: To have students identify reductions. Materials: Computer, Game and projection unit Dynamic: Entire class in teams Procedure: Just as the real game!
  • 17. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Reductions Game #2: Reduction Gab Goal: To have students pronounce the reduction and identify the full speech meaning. Materials: notecards Dynamic: pairs Procedure: Give each team a set of reduction note cards with full speech meaning answers on the back.  The team to correctly write the full speech answers and pronounce phrases both ways wins!
  • 18. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Reductions Game #3:Reduction, Production! Goal: To have students produce reductions. Materials: knock, knock jokes Dynamic: Pairs Procedure: Pairs tell each other knock-knock jokes and monitor their pronunciation on reductions.
  • 19. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Intonation #1: The Climb Goal: To have students be able to identify rising and falling intonation patterns. Materials: Song, handout and arrows Dynamic: small groups Procedure: Students listen to song and add rising and falling arrows.
  • 20. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Intonation #2: Syllable Cards Goal: To have students be able to apply rising and falling intonation patterns. Materials: notecards with syllables Dynamic: small groups Procedure: Students listen to song and add rising and falling arrows.
  • 21. Fun and Effective Pronunciation Games Intonation #3: Intonation Roleplays Goal: To have students be able to identify the importance of rising and falling intonation patterns, and apply those patterns. Materials: chalkboard with roleplay, notecards with prompts Dynamic: pairs in front of the class Procedure: To perform roleplay based on prompts, and have class guess the situation.
  • 22. Pronunciation Games Thank you! Kbergman@atlantic.edu cavage@atlantic.edu gmcintyr@atlantic.edu