Dutch Pronunciation and Spelling. A worksheet on Dutch Pronunciation of vowels, consonants and spelling with exercises.
Dutch Pronunciation and Spelling.
To learn the Dutch pronunciation, first you need learn how to divide a word into syllables. Only after you have familiarized yourself with dividing words into syllables, will you be able to determine how a word should be pronounced. 
www.woordenlijst.org is a very useful website. Enter a Dutch word and the website shows you how it is divided into syllables.
Then, you canl move on to the pronunciation of Dutch words. There are sound files available for the example words but you can listen to many more Dutch words at demo.acapela-group.com. Just enter a Dutch word and listen to its pronunciation.
The Dutch alphabet contains the same 26 letters as the English alphabet. Listen to the whole alphabet at once: listen or download mp3.
The alphabet song is a great way to memorize the Dutch alphabet.
This is how the song goes:
“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, wie doet er mee? Dit zijn de letters van het alfabet. Wie zingt er mee van a tot z?”
This is what the Dutch alphabet looks like in phonetics (IPA): [a] [be] [se] [de] [e] [ɛf] [ɣe] [ha] [i] [je] [ka] [ɛɫ] [ɛm] [ɛn] [o] [pe] [ky] [ɛɾ] [ɛs] [te] [y] [ve] [ʋe] [ɪks] [ɛi] [zɛt] .
Level
This lesson can be used for adults from beginner to elementary levels.
Aim
The aim of this lesson is to learn the Dutch pronunciation and the spelling.
Preparation
First print out the worksheet, then copy a worksheet for each student in the class.
Procedure
Go through the grammar and exercises together.
