English Exercises: The English Sound System / International Phonetic Alphabet

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Presents

The English Sound System

International Phonetic Alphabet

Task 1: Read the following pairs of words focussing on the highlighted letters:

Consonants:

big, pig, gap , cap, and, ant, row, low, wave, wife, this , thin, vision, action, edge, each, win, wing, listen, able.

Vowels:

cat, cut, card, book, block, blue, live, left, leave, now, no, my, may, ago, burn, born, new, oil, hour, beer, fire.

Task 2: Listen and then correct your mistakes:

Consonants:

big [bɪg], pig [pɪg], gap [gæp], cap [kæp], and [ænd], ant [ænt], row [rəʊ], low [ləʊ], wave [weɪv], wife [waɪf], this [ðɪs], thin [θɪn], vision ['vɪʒn], action ['ækʃn], edge [edʒ], each [iːtʃ], win [wɪn], wing [wɪŋ], listen [lɪsn], able ['eɪbł]

Vowels:

cat [kæt], cut [kʌt], card [kɑːd], book [bʊk], block [blɒk], blue [bluː], live [lɪv], left [left], leave [lɪːv], now [naʊ], no [nəʊ], my [maɪ], may [meɪ], ago [ə'gəʊ], burn [bɜːn], born [bɔːn], new [njuː], oil [ɔɪl], hour ['aʊə], beer [bɪə], fire ['faɪə]

Task 3: Listen again and repeat after the speaker:

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