AUDIO ILLUSTRATIONS
Pronunciation of the letter <a>
Pronunciation of the letter <a> and combinations thereof.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <a>.
Then, listen and repeat.
Give the phonemic transcription of just the vowel.
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1. lad |
2. fall |
3. quarter |
4. ladder |
5. water |
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6. take |
7. salt |
8. warn |
9. change |
10. chalk |
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11. dollar |
12. ask |
13. many |
14. can´t |
15. chocolate |
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16. care |
17. half |
18. animal |
19. aren´t |
20. bath |
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21. normal |
22. mail |
23. swan |
24. star |
25. say |
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26. want |
27. garden |
28. again |
29. chair |
30. daughter |
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31. says |
32. sauce |
33. sausage |
34. aunt |
35. because |
- Answers
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1. /ӕ/
2. /ɔː/
3. /ɔː/
4. /ӕ/
5. /ɔː/
6. /eɪ/
7. /ɒ/
8. /ɔː/
9. /eɪ/
10. /ɔː/
11. /ә/
12. /ɑː/
13. /e/
14. /ɑː/
15. /ɪ/
16. /eә/
17. /ɑː/
18. /ә/ /ә/
19. /ɑː/
20. /ɑː/
21. /ә/
22. /eɪ/
23. /ɒ/
24. /ɑː/
25. /e/
26. /ɒ/
27. /ɑː/
28. /ә/ /e/
29. /eә/
30. /ɔː/
31. /e/
32. /ɔː/
33. /ɒ/
34. /ɑː/
35. /ɒ/
Pronunciation of the letter <g>
Pronunciation of the letter <g>. When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <g>.
Then, listen and repeat.
Give the phonemic transcription of just the consonant.
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1. guess |
2. sign |
3. garage |
4. give |
5. gym |
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6. sing |
7. egg |
8. agent |
9. prestige |
10. danger |
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11. singer |
12. magnet |
13. bridge |
14. might |
15. finger |
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16. ghost |
17. ginger |
18. gift |
19. weigh |
20. guitar |
- Answers
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1. /g/
2. /n/
3. /g/ /ʤ/
4. /g/
5. /ʤ/
6. --
7. /g/
8. /ʤ/
9. /ʒ/
10. /ʤ/
11. --
12. /g/
13. /ʤ/
14. --
15. /g/
16. /g/
17. /ʤ/ /ʤ/
18. /g/
19. --
20. /g/
Silent letters
Silent letters.
When you hear the number, say the word, paying special attention to silent letters.
Then, listen and repeat. Underline the silent letters.
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1. foreign |
2. debt |
3. scene |
4. folk |
5. heir |
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6. vehement |
7. salmon |
8. sandwich |
9. sign |
10. scissors |
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11. Christmas |
12. honour |
13. vehicle |
14. bomb |
15. plumb |
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16. Theresa |
17. honest |
18. almond |
19. know |
20. castle |
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21. Wednesday |
22. gnome |
23. sing |
24. chalk |
25. exhibit |
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26. handsome |
27. subtle |
28. scent |
29. could |
30. aren´t |
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31. Birmingham |
32. kneel |
33. island |
34. fasten |
35. muscle |
- Answers
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1. foreign
2. debt
3. scene
4. folk
5. heir
6. vehement
7. salmon
8. sandwich
9. sign
10. scissors
11. Christmas
12. honour
13. vehicle
14. bomb
15. plumb
16. Theresa
17. honest
18. almond
19. know
20. castle
21. Wednesday
22. gnome
23. sing
24. chalk
25. exhibit
26. handsome
27. subtle
28. scent
29. could
30. apostle
31. Birmingham
32. kneel
33. island
34. fasten
35. muscle
Pronunciation of the sequence <ough>
Pronunciation of the sequence <ough>.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the combination of letters <ough>.
Then, listen and repeat.
Give the phonemic transcription of just the vowel.
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1. bought |
2. tough |
3. bough |
4. although |
5. thorough |
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6. cough |
7. through |
8. hiccough |
9. thought |
10. enough |
- Answers
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1. /ɔː/
2. /ʌf/
3. /aʊ/
4. /әʊ/
5. /ә/
6. /ɒf/
7. /uː/
8. /ʌp/
9. /ɔː/
10. /ʌf/
Pronunciation of the ‘-ed’ ending
Pronunciation of the <-ed> ending.
When you hear the number, say the word containing <-ed>.
Then, listen and repeat.
Give the phonemic transcription of just the ending.
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1. abandoned |
2. abolished |
3. baked |
4. benefitted |
5. burned |
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6. carried |
7. centered |
8. chased |
9. clashed |
10. clothed |
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11. composed |
12. cooled |
13. debated |
14. derailed |
15. designed |
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16. diverted |
17. dried |
18. ducked |
19. expired |
20. fenced |
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21. hoped |
22. kissed |
23. laughed |
24. learned |
25. played |
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26. raked |
27. remembered |
28. sounded |
29. talked |
30. tamed |
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31. walked |
32. wanted |
33. wetted |
34. wished |
35. worked |
- Answers
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1. /d/
2. /t/
3. /t/
4. /ɪd/
5. /d/
6. /d/
7. /d/
8. /t/
9. /t/
10. /d/
11. /d/
12. /d/
13. /ɪd/
14. /d/
15. /d/
16. /ɪd/
17. /d/
18. /t/
19. /d/
20. /t/
21. /t/
22. /t/
23. /t/
24. /d/
25. /d/
26. /t/
27. /d/
28. /ɪd/
29. /t/
30. /d/
31. /t/
32. /ɪd/
33. /ɪd/
34. /t/
35. /t/
Some English homophones
The following words you will hear are homophones.
Can you give at least two possible spellings for each one?
For example: /heә/ <hair, hare>
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1. greɪt |
2. θruː |
3. raɪt |
4. siːz |
5. rәʊd |
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6. veɪn |
7. wɔːn |
8. weә |
9. pɑːst |
10. fraɪә |
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11. preɪz |
12. pɔː |
13. sent |
14. sәʊ |
15. θrәʊn |
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16. meɪd |
17. nәʊz |
18. nʌn |
19. tuː |
20. piːs |
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21. kruːz |
22. naɪt |
23. njuː |
24. baɪ |
25. wʊd |
- Answers
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1. grate – great
2. threw – through
3. wright – right – write – rite
4. seas – sees – seize
5. road – rowed
6. vain – vein
7. warn – worn
8. ear – where – were
9. past – passed – parsed
10. friar – fryer
11. prays – preys
12. paw – poor – pore – pour
13. scent – sent – cent
14. so – sew – sow
15. throw – throne
16. maid – made
17. nose – knows
18. none – nun
19. too – two
20. peace – piece
21.crews – cruise
22. night – knight
23. new – knew
24. buy – bye – by
25. wood – would