EXERCISES
Written exercises
Unit 3 – Exercise 1
Clipping.
Explain the process of clipping using the following minimal pair: /meɪk/ versus /meɪd/.
What about /meɪ/?
- Answers
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Please refer to Unit 2 in English pronunciation for speakers of Spanish. From theory to practice.
Unit 3 – Exercise 2
Lengthening.
Explain the process of lengthening using the following minimal pair: /pleiːː/ versus /pleɪd/.
- Answers
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Please refer to Unit 2 in English pronunciation for speakers of Spanish. From theory to practice.
Unit 3 – Exercise 3
The following list of words, select those in which the vowel sound is pronounced as follows: extra long, clipped, lengthened and with normal length:
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bore |
birth |
through |
juice |
country |
shoe |
port |
fear |
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talk |
bank |
love |
wood |
remark |
what |
pair |
look |
|
cost |
group |
foot |
bush |
wolf |
day |
fruit |
word |
|
aunt |
alter |
choose |
home |
girl |
urge |
food |
pull |
- Answers
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Extra Long
Clipped
Lengthened
Normal length
bore
birth
country
what
through
juice
bank
look
shoe
port
love
cost
shoe
port
love
cost
fear
talk
wood
foot
pair
remark
wolf
bush
day
group
pull
word
fruit
aunt
alter
choose
home
girl
urge
food
Unit 3 – Exercise 4
Explain the articulatory process involved in the production of the diphthong /əʊ/.
- Answers
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Please refer to Unit 2 in English pronunciation for speakers of Spanish. From theory to practice.
For further information, see also Unit 3.
Unit 3 – Exercise 5
Mixed vowel sounds.
In the following series of words, find which one is the odd one out -i.e. circle the word that contains a vowel sound which is different from the others in the series.
Transcribe both sounds: give the one which is common to three words first, and then the odd one out.
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1. |
eight |
weight |
wait |
leisure |
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2. |
goes |
known |
brown |
note |
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3. |
wart |
fall |
wall |
watch |
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4. |
cot |
sought |
court |
caught |
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5. |
here |
hare |
hair |
there |
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6. |
read |
breathe |
breed |
bread |
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7. |
pearl |
pea |
purl |
girl |
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8. |
believe |
people |
thief |
mischief |
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9. |
glass |
pass |
gas |
aghast |
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10. |
sorry |
worry |
other |
London |
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1.
/eɪ/ – /e/
leisure
2.
/әʊ/ – /aʊ/
brown
3.
/ɔː/ – /ɒ/
watch
4.
/ɔː/ – /ɒ/
cot
5.
/eә/ – /ɪә/
here
6.
/iː/ – /e/
bread
7.
/ɜː/ – /iː/
pea
8.
/iː/ – /ɪ/
mischief
9.
/aː/ – /ӕ/
gas
10.
/ʌ/ – /ɒ/
sorry
Unit 3 – Exercise 6
Mixed vowel sounds.
Supply the missing symbols in the following words.
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1. wall /w l/ |
21. busy /ˈb z / |
41. stood /st d/ |
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2. farm /f m/ |
22. English /ˈ ŋgl ʃ/ |
42. taught /t t/ |
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3. war /w / |
23. believe /b ˈl v/ |
43. lord /l d/ |
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4. course /k s/ |
24. finish /ˈf n ʃ/ |
44. push /p ʃ/ |
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5. keys /k z/ |
25. aren’t / nt/ |
45. blood /bl d/ |
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6. scene /s n/ |
26. meal /m l/ |
46. fruit /fr t/ |
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7. field /f ld/ |
27. police /p ˈl s/ |
47. cause /k z/ |
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8. butter /ˈb t / |
28. bury /ˈb r / |
48. flush /fl ʃ/ |
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9. father /ˈf ð / |
29. discreet /d sˈkr t/ |
49. Andrew /ˈ ndr / |
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10. money /ˈm n / |
30. month /m nɵ/ |
50. butcher /ˈb ʧ / |
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11. these /ð z/ |
31. thief /ɵ f/ |
51. wool /w l/ |
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12. meaning /ˈm n ŋ/ |
32. bird /b d/ |
52. orange /ˈ r nʤ/ |
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13. people /ˈp pl/ |
33. again / ˈgn/ |
53. sausage /ˈs s ʤ/ |
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14. ate / t/ |
34. friend /fr nd/ |
54. sock /s k/ |
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15. weather /ˈw ð / |
35. word /w d/ |
55. woman /w mn/ |
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16. sweet /sw t/ |
36. story /ˈst r / |
56. cushion /ˈk ʃn/ |
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17. please /pl z/ |
37. wallet /ˈw l t/ |
57. young /j ŋ/ |
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18. leopard /ˈl p d/ |
38. soup /s p/ |
58. water /ˈw t / |
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19. do /d / |
39. what /w t/ |
59. women /ˈw m n/ |
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20. parents /ˈp r nts/ |
40. would /w d/ |
60. quality /ˈkw l t / |
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1. wall /wɔːl/
21. busy /ˈbɪzi/
41. stood /stʊd/
2. farm /faːm/
22. English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
42. taught /tɔːt/
3. war /wɔː/
23. believe /bɪˈliːv/
43. lord /lɔːd/
4. course /kɔːs/
24. finish /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
44. push /pʊʃ/
5. keys /kiːz/
25. aren’t /aːnt/
45. blood /blʌd/
6. scene /siːn/
26. meal /miːl/
46. fruit /fruːt/
7. field /fiːld/
27. police /pәˈliːs/
47. cause /kɔːz/
8. butter /ˈbʌtә/
28. bury /ˈberi/
48. flush /flʌʃ/
9. father /ˈfaːðә /
29. discreet /dɪsˈkriːt/
49. Andrew /ˈӕndruː/
10. money /ˈmʌni /
30. month /mʌnɵ/
50. butcher /ˈbʊʧә/
11. these /ðiːz/
31. thief /ɵiːf/
51. wool /wʊl/
12. meaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ
32. bird /bɜːd/
52. orange /ˈɒrɪnʤ/
13. people /ˈpiːpl/
33. again /әˈgn/
53. sausage /ˈsɒsɪʤ/
14. ate /et/
34. friend /frend/
54. sock /sɒk/
15. weather /ˈweðә /
35. word /wɜːd/
55. woman /wʊmn/
16. sweet /swiːt/
36. story /ˈstɔːri/
56. cushion /ˈkʊʃn/
17. please /pliːz/
37. wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/
57. young /jʌŋ/
18. leopard /ˈlepәd/
38. soup /suːp/
58. water /ˈwɔːtә/
19. do /duː /
39. what /wɒt/
59. women /ˈwɪmɪn/
20. parents /ˈpeәrәnts/
40. would /wʊd/
60. quality /ˈkwɒlɪti /
Unit 3 – Exercise 7
Transcribe all the vowel sounds in the following sentences:
- Your daughter always wants more hot water in her coffee.
- Although he has gone home in the autumn he hasn’t talked a word.
- Push that wool cushion over! It should look good in my room.
- I give you my word: finish your work and we'll go for a walk on the moors.
- She had learnt by heart all her words in the story very early.
- I caught the rope but not the boat.
- Answers
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- Your daughter always wants more hot water in her coffee.
/ ɔː ɔː ә ɔː eɪ ɒ ɔː ɒ ɔː ә ɪ ɜː ɒ i / - Although he has gone home in the autumn he hasn’t talked a word.
/ ɔː әʊ ɪː ә ɒ әʊ ɪ iː ɔː iː ӕ ɔː ә ɜː / - Push that wool cushion over! It should look good in my room.
/ ʊ ӕ uː ʊ әʊ ә ɪ ʊ ʊ ʊ ɪ aɪ uː / - I give you my word: finish your work and we'll go for a walk on the moors.
/aɪ ɪ uː aɪ ɜː ɪ ɪ ɔː ɜː ә iː әʊ ә ә ɔː ɒ ә ɔː / - She had learnt by heart all her words in the story very early.
/ iː ә ɜː aɪ aː ɔː ɜː ɜː ɪ ә ɔː i e i ɜː i / - I caught the rope but not the boat.
/aɪ ɔː ә әʊ ә ɒ ә әʊ /
- Your daughter always wants more hot water in her coffee.
Unit 3 – Exercise 8
Homophones.
Identify pairs of homophones -i.e. words that are pronounced in the same way but spelt differently- in the list provided below.
There are some words which do not represent a pair of homophones.
Give all the possible spellings. For example: /siːn/ scene, seen.
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1. /drʌŋk/ |
11. /wɜːk/ |
21. /bɔɪ/ |
31. /nʌn/ |
41. /ʃʊə/ |
51. /ˈɔːltə/ |
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2. /ˈbɜːd / |
12. /pɜːl/ |
22. /weɪt/ |
32. /ӕnt/ |
42. /fraɪt/ |
52. /bɔː/ |
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3. /ˈflәʊ/ |
13. /ɜːʤ/ |
23. /daɪ/ |
33. /lɑːf/ |
43. /pʊl/ |
53. /ruːd/ |
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4. /pɔː/ |
14. /ˈweðə/ |
24. /deɪ/ |
34. /wʌn/ |
44. /bʊk/ |
54. /beə/ |
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5. /ˈberɪ/ |
15. /kɔːs/ |
25. /ɔː/ |
35. /pɔːt/ |
45. /hɪə/ |
55. /feə/ |
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6. /gɜːl/ |
16. /sɔː/ |
26. /ɜːn/ |
36. /wɔːd/ |
46. /heə/ |
56. /bɪəd/ |
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7. /ɜːɵ/ |
17. /tɔːk/ |
27. /hɜːd/ |
37. /sʌn/ |
47. /fluː/ |
57. /drӕŋk/ |
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8. /red/> |
18. /kɔːt/ |
28. /weə/ |
38. /kruːz/ |
48. /pɔː/ |
58. /ruːt/ |
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9. /bɜːɵ/ |
19. /reɪn/ |
29. /lʌv/ |
39. /fraɪə/ |
49. /wɔːn/ |
59. /rɔː/ |
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10. /dɪə/ |
20. /taɪm/ |
30. /ˈɑːnt/ |
40. /peə/ |
50. /ɵruː/ |
60. /wʊd/ |
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1. /drʌŋk/
11. /wɜːk/
21. /bɔɪ/
boy, buoy
31. /nʌn/
none, nun
41. /ʃʊə/
51. /ˈɔːltə/
alter, altar
2. /ˈbɜːd /
12. /pɜːl/
pearl, purl
22. /weɪt/
wait, weight
32. /ӕnt/
42. /fraɪt/
fright, freight
52. /bɔː/
bore, boar
3. /ˈflәʊ/
13. /ɜːʤ/
23. /daɪ/
die, dye
33. /lɑːf/
43. /pʊl/
53. /ruːd/
rude, rood
4. /pɔː/
14. /ˈweðə/
weather, wether
24. /deɪ/
34. /wʌn/
one, won
44. /bʊk/
54. /beə/
bear, bare
5. /ˈberɪ/
bury, berry
15. /kɔːs/
course, coarse
25. /ɔː/
oar, awe, ore, or
35. /pɔːt/
45. /hɪə/
here, hear
55. /feə/
fair, fare
6. /gɜːl/
16. /sɔː/
sore, saw
26. /ɜːn/
earn, urn
36. /wɔːd/
46. /heə/
hair, hare
56. /bɪəd/
7. /ɜːɵ/
17. /tɔːk/
27. /hɜːd/
beard, berd
37. /sʌn/
sun, son
47. /fluː/
flew, flue
57. /drӕŋk/
8. /red/>
red, read
18. /kɔːt/
court, caught
28. /weə/
where, wear
38. /kruːz/
cruise, crewa
48. /pɔː/
poor, paw, pore
58. /ruːt/
root, route
9. /bɜːɵ/
birth, berth
19. /reɪn/
rain, reign, rein
29. /lʌv/
39. /fraɪə/
friar, fryer
49. /wɔːn/
warn, worn
59. /rɔː/
raw, roar
10. /dɪə/
dear, deer
20. /taɪm/
time, thyme
30. /ˈɑːnt/
aren't, aunt
40. /peə/
pair, pear
50. /ɵruː/
threw, through
60. /wʊd/
would, wood
Audio exercises
Unit 3 – Exercise 1
Short and long vowels.
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1. thin |
live |
rich |
pit |
bridge |
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2. queen |
leave |
peat |
dream |
leaf |
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3. rib |
wish |
will |
mist |
ink |
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4. teach |
feast |
eve |
eat |
three |
Listen and repeat each word:
Unit 3 – Exercise 2
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. bin |
been |
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2. rid |
reed |
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3. ill |
eel |
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4. rich |
reach |
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5. pit |
peat |
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6. six |
seeks |
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7. live |
leave |
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8. lip |
leap |
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9. wick |
week |
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10. is |
ease |
Unit 3 – Exercise 3
Production.
After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription).
When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. mean |
/miːn/ |
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2. spit |
/spɪt/ |
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3. sleeves |
/sliːvz/ |
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4. linked |
/lɪŋkt/ |
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5. stripped |
/strɪpt/ |
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6. meal |
/miːl/ |
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7. sleeps |
/sliːps/ |
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8. yeast |
/jiːst/ |
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9. risk |
/rɪsk/ |
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10. plinth |
/plɪnθ/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 4
Identification.
Identify the vowel sound in each of the following words.
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1. fin |
2. seed |
3. neat |
4. shrimp |
5. lean |
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6. hit |
7. fish |
8. bead |
9. reel |
10. thief |
- Answers
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1. /ɪ/
2. /iː/
3. /iː/
4. /ɪ/
5. /iː/
6. /ɪ/
7. /ɪ/
8. /iː/
9. /iː/
10. /iː/
Unit 3 – Exercise 5
Short and long vowels.
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1. bet |
send |
fresh |
elves |
went |
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2. a |
the |
was |
were |
actor |
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3. hers |
learn |
bird |
were |
shirt |
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4.burner |
absurd |
enter |
ascend |
Listen and repeat each word:
Unit 3 – Exercise 6
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. end |
and |
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2. ate |
at |
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3. head |
had |
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4. then |
than |
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5. for |
fur |
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6. were |
were |
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7. an |
earn |
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8. had |
heard |
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9. turn |
ten |
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10. worst |
west |
Unit 3 – Exercise 7
Production.
After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription).
When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. first |
/fɜːst/ |
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2. occur |
/əˈkɜː/ |
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3. measure |
/ˈmeʒə/ |
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4. girl |
/ɡɜːl/ |
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5. spread |
/spred/ |
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6. cursor |
/ˈkɜːsə/ |
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7. feather |
/ˈfeðə/ |
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8. church |
/tʃɜːtʃ/ |
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9. further |
/ˈfɜːðə/ |
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10. better |
/ˈbetə/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 8
Identification.
Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words.
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1. curtain |
2. bend |
3. shirt |
4. nervous |
5. urge |
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6. assert |
7. ascend |
8. world |
9. object |
10. westwards |
Unit 3 – Exercise 9
Short and long vowels.
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1. bat |
bad |
rack |
rag |
ass |
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2. cart |
yard |
grass |
dance |
large |
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3. hut |
bud |
much |
love |
rum |
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4. stuck |
plan |
plant |
Listen and repeat each word:
Unit 3 – Exercise 10
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. stack |
stark |
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2. cat |
cart |
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3. bark |
buck |
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4. heart |
hut |
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5. much |
match |
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6. luck |
lack |
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7. pat |
part |
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8. mast |
must |
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9. mud |
mad |
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10. but |
bat |
Unit 3 – Exercise 11
Production.
After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription).
When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. carved |
/kɑːvd/ |
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2. scratch |
/skrætʃ/ |
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3. barge |
/bɑːdʒ/ |
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4. hunt |
/hʌnt/ |
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5. class |
/klɑːs/ |
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6. won |
/wʌn/ |
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7. harm |
/hɑːm/ |
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8. blood |
/blʌd/ |
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9. lass |
/læs/ |
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10. sad |
/sæd/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 12
Identification.
Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words.
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1. none |
2. thatch |
3. wrapped |
4. halve |
5. front |
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6. scarred |
7. bust |
8. plans |
9. last |
10. rusty |
- Answers
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1. /ʌ/
2. /æ/
3. /æ/
4. /ɑː/
5. /ʌ/
6. /ɑː/
7. /ʌ/
8. /æ/
9. /ɑː/
10. /ʌ/ /i/
Unit 3 – Exercise 13
Short and long vowels.
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1. ox |
frost |
clock |
cough |
stop |
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2. hawk |
raw |
horse |
ought |
short |
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3. hot |
spot |
moth |
shot |
bomb |
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4. score |
talk |
forced |
north |
torch |
Listen and repeat each word:
Unit 3 – Exercise 14
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. spot |
sport |
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2. moss |
morse |
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3. rod |
roared |
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4. con |
corn |
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5. wok |
walk |
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6. cot |
court |
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7. what |
wart |
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8. pod |
poured |
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9. wand |
warned |
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10. cod |
cord |
Unit 3 – Exercise 15
Production.
After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription).
When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. born |
/bɔːn/ |
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2. warm |
/wɔːm/ |
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3. shore |
/ʃɔː/ |
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4. mob |
/mɒb/ |
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5. straw |
/strɔː/ |
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6. sold |
/səʊld/ |
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7. sworn |
/swɔːn/ |
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8. clawed |
/klɔːd/ |
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9. shots |
/ʃɒts/ |
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10. block |
/ˈblɒk/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 16
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
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1. cork |
2. pond |
3. lock |
4. course |
5. dogs |
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6. wasp |
7. force |
8. scored |
9. sauce |
10. chalk |
- Answers
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1. /ɔː/
2. /ɒ/
3. /ɒ/
4. /ɔː/
5. /ɒ/
6. /ɒ/
7. /ɔː/
8. /ɔː/
9. /ɔː/
10. /ɔː/
Unit 3 – Exercise 17
Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
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1. put |
bush |
book |
full |
wood |
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2. root |
room |
lute |
rude |
wound |
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3. wool |
push |
took |
pulled |
butcher |
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4. lose |
food |
true |
loose |
roof |
Unit 3 – Exercise 18
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. could |
cooed |
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2. hood |
who´d |
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3. would |
wooed |
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4. look |
Luke |
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5. soot |
suit |
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6. full |
fool |
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7. pull |
pool |
Unit 3 – Exercise 19
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. route |
/ruːt/ |
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2. cooks |
/kʊks/ |
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3. flute |
/fluːt/ |
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4. bull |
/bʊl/ |
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5. should |
/ʃʊd/ |
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6. soup |
/suːp/ |
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7. rude |
/ruːd/ |
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8. pulpit |
/ˈpʊlpɪt/ |
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9. canoe |
/kəˈnuː/ |
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10. tool |
/tuːl/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 20
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
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1. food |
2. book |
3. moon |
4. pulpit |
5. zoo |
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6. pudding |
7. blew |
8. woman |
9. butcher |
10. brute |
- Answers
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1. /uː/
2. /ʊ/
3. /uː/
4. /ʊ/ /ɪ/
5. /uː/
6. /ʊ/ /ɪ/
7. /uː/
8. /ʊ/ /ə/
9. /ʊ/ /ə/
10. /uː/
Unit 3 – Exercise 21
Centering diphthongs. Listen and repeat each word:
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1. ear |
sneer |
here |
beard |
near |
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2. air |
fair |
flare |
hares |
spare |
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3. sure |
tour |
poor |
gourd |
plural |
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4.rural |
share |
clear |
aware |
bourgeois |
Unit 3 – Exercise 22
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. ware |
weir |
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2. snare |
sneer |
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3. hair |
hear |
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4. share |
sure |
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5. tear |
tour |
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6. pear |
poor |
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7. stairs |
steers |
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8. fair |
fear |
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9. chaired |
cheered |
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10. spare |
spear |
Unit 3 – Exercise 23
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. glare |
/ɡleə/ |
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2. beer |
/bɪə/ |
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3. care |
/keə/ |
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4. steer |
/stɪə/ |
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5. poor |
/pʊə/ |
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6. clear |
/klɪə/ |
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7. tear (noun) |
/tɪə/ |
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8. tear (verb) |
/teə/ |
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9. touring |
/ˈtʊərɪŋ/ |
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10. we´re |
/wɪə/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 24
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
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1. pier |
2. gear |
3. blare |
4. gourd |
5. rare |
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6. cheer |
7. scare |
8. moor |
9. dare |
10. fear |
- Answers
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1. /ɪə/
2. /ɪə/
3. /eə/
4. /uː/
5. /eə/
6. /ɪə/
7. /eə/
8. /ʊə/
9. /eə/
10. /ɪə/
Unit 3 – Exercise 25
Closing diphthongs. Listen and repeat each word:
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1. stain |
clay |
quaint |
played |
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2. pine |
spy |
find |
thrive |
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3. toy |
spoil |
void |
join |
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4. nose |
bone |
own |
no |
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5. mouse |
now |
plough |
ounce |
Unit 3 – Exercise 26
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
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1. stay |
sty |
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2. buy |
boy |
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3. toy |
toe |
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4. goat |
gout |
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5. bough |
bay |
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6. lane |
line |
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7. ply |
ploy |
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8. loin |
loan |
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9. no |
now |
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10. plough |
play |
Unit 3 – Exercise 27
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
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1. cloud |
/klaʊd/ |
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2. choice |
/tʃɔɪs/ |
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3. brave |
/breɪv/ |
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4. prose |
/prəʊz/ |
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5. prize |
/praɪz/ |
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6. lounge |
/laʊndʒ/ |
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7. globe |
/ɡləʊb/ |
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8. strike |
/straɪk/ |
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9. noise |
/nɔɪz/ |
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10. faith |
/feɪθ/ |
Unit 3 – Exercise 28
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
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1. clay |
2. south |
3. nice |
4. coin |
5. proud |
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6. snow |
7. sprays |
8. boil |
9. rain |
10. count |
- Answers
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1. /eɪ/
2. /aʊ/
3. /aɪ/
4. /ɔɪ/
5. /aʊ/
6. /əʊ/
7. /eɪ/
8. /ɔɪ/
9. /eɪ/
10. /aʊ/
Unit 3 – Exercise 29
Listen and repeat each word:
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fire |
wireless |
spiral |
virus |
file |
|
tower |
flower |
powerful |
hour |
hourly |
Unit 3 – Exercise 30
Listen and repeat each word:
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employer |
record-player |
lawn-mower |
Unit 3 – Exercise 31
(vowel quantity) [contrastive]: Listen to the following pairs of words in Spanish and English, paying special attention to the extra quantity of long vowels in English. Repeat each pair after you hear it.
Tip! Remember that not only vowel quantity but also quality is a great difference between Spanish and English.
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Spanish |
English |
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/a/ |
/ɑː/ |
|
mar |
mar |
|
paz |
path |
|
bar |
bar |
|
/e/ |
/ɜː/ |
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ten |
turn |
|
en |
urn |
|
es |
errs |
|
/i/ |
/iː/ |
|
si |
sea |
|
pi |
pea |
|
mi |
me |
|
/o/ |
/ɔː/ |
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dos |
doors |
|
don |
dawn |
|
so |
saw |
|
/u/ |
/uː/ |
|
tú |
too |
|
mus |
moose |
|
luz |
loose |
Unit 3 – Exercise 32
(diphthongs) [contrastive]: Listen to the following Spanish and English words containing diphthongs. Pay attention to how the first element of the diphthong receives more emphasis in English. Repeat each word pair after you hear it.
|
Spanish |
English |
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/ei/ |
/eɪ/ |
|
deis |
dace |
|
peine |
pain |
|
/ai/ |
/aɪ/ |
|
dais |
dies |
|
hay |
I |
|
/oi/ |
/ɔɪ/ |
|
voy |
boy |
|
estoy |
destroy |
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/au/ |
/aʊ/ |
|
aula |
owl |
|
auto |
out |
Unit 3 – Exercise 33
English central vowels) [contrastive]: The following pairs of words illustrate the contrast between English central vowels /ʌ/, /ɜː/ and /ə/ and Spanish /a/, /e/ and /o/.
For each pair of words, listen carefully and repeat, paying special attention to the difference in vowel quality.
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Spanish |
English /ʌ/ |
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blanda |
blunder |
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des |
does |
|
don |
done |
|
Spanish |
English /ɜː/ |
|
tan |
turn |
|
me |
myrrh |
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nos |
nurse |
|
Spanish |
English /ə/ |
|
bazar |
bazaar |
|
hedor |
adore |
|
tomate |
tomato |