PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION FOR NURSE

A.        CONSONANTS AND VOWELS

1.       These are vowels that often get lost:

Boundary

Interested

Recognize

Government

Fatter

Rabbit

Mammal

2.       The sound “f” can be spelt:

f = Frog, fever

ff = Giraffe

gh = Laugh, enough, caugh

ph = Pheasant

3.       The sound “g” can be spelt: Goat, Egg, Ghost, Guitar

4.       The sound “j” can be spelt: Fudge, Giant, Joke, age, education, normal range, large, soldiers, neurological, injury,

5.       The sound “k’ can be spelt:

C = Cat

Cc = Accordion, percussion

Ch = Echo

Ck = Duck

K = King

Qu = Bouquet

Que = Cheque

6.       The sound ‘s’ can be spelt:

Ce = procedure

Sc = scent

Ss = hiss

S = snake, skin

Cy = privacy

Z = size

St = listen

X = examination, anxiety

7.       The sound “sh” can be spelt:

Ch = machine

Ci = special

S = sugar

Sh = shampoo, rash, shiny skin, shape

Si = pension

Ssi = mission

Ss = blood pressure

Ti = nation, patient, inspection, orientation, palpation, emotional, intervention, auscultation, respiration, infection,

8.       SILENT LETTER

B = after ‘m’

lamb, bomb, thumb, comb

B = after ‘t’

Debt, subtle

E = ent of the word

Hate, Safe, bone,

G = before n

Gnat, gnome, vital signs, alignment,

GH = end of the word

Weigh, Though, high,

GH = before t

Bright, daughter

H = beginning of the word

Honest, hour,

H = after ‘r’

Rhubarb, rhyme, rhinoceros,

H = After W

Whip, whisky

H = After P

Physical,

K = before ‘n’

Knot, knee, knife

Other example: ask,

L = half, calm, talk

N = after m

Autumn, solemn, hymn, condemn

P = before ‘s’ or ‘t’

Pneumonia, Psychology, Pterodactyl, Psalm, Pneumatic

Other example: empty, dyspnoa,

R = at the end of the words

Far, teacher, father, color,

S = island, aisle

T = after ‘s’

Whistle, castle, listen, rustle

T = before ‘ch’

Watch, fetch, itch

W = before ‘r’

Wrong, write

Sometimea before ‘h’

Who, white,

Practice other words pronunciations; health, complaint, tongue, moisture, muscle, joint, adult, difficult, busy, because, thing, think, minute, second, appearance, symmetrical,

LET’S PRACTICE

1.       Well, Mr.... I need to collect your personal data. I’am going to ask you some questions.

What is your name?

How old are you?

Where do you live?

What is your occupation?

2.       I want to check your vital signs, Sir.

3.       Do you have any health insurance?

4.       Is it hurt?

5.       Do you have a doctor’s referral?

6.       What do you feel?

7.       When did you first notice your pain?

8.       What is your pain like? Sharp, dull, stabbing or arching?

9.       Your blood pressure is ....

10.   Your temperature is ....

11.   I want to observe your head.

12.   Please close your eyes

13.   I am going to press .... If you fell painfull, please talk to me

14.   Would you show your teeth?

15.   Open your mouth, please?

16.   What happened to me, doctor?

17.   Where is the emergency room?

18.   Let me check your ......

19.   Is that better?

20.   I think I might have a fever.

21.   How long have you been having the pain?

22.   I have been having some pain in my ....

23.   Could you roll up your left sleeve?

24.   Do you exercise regularly?