Phonetic drill

Phonetics

Reading practice

[æ]

a nd, a n, a pple, th a t, bl a ck,

h a t, st a nd, gl a d, b a g, l a mp.

Put on that

Put on that black hat

Put on that black hat and stand

Put on that black hat and stand next to

Put on that black hat and stand next to the lamp

[ei]

n a me, sk a te, pl a ne, d a y, gr ea t, wh a le,

s ai l, t ai l, w ai t, f a ce, s a y, J a ke.

Today is a great day for Kate. It’s her birthday.

What’s this? A plane? A plane for Kate?

That’s great! Happy birthday Kate!

[ɪ]

t i n, b i n, b i g, s i ng, tr i ck, sw i m.

The Tin Mam is sad. He can’t swim.

“ What’s the matter?” asks Jill.

“ I can’t swim”, says the Tin Man.

“ Look! A big bin!” says Jill. “You can learn to swim in this big bin!”

[ɑi]

l i ke, k i te, wh i te, ey e, fl y , sk y ,

r i ght, l i ght, f i ght, h i gh.

Look left, look right, look high up in the sky.

[ɔ]

a ll, sm a ll, t a ll, ,b a ll, t a lk,

b oa rd, m or ning, f or ty.

“ Good morning, boys and girls,” says Miss Smith.

“ Don’t talk. All the boys, come to the board and draw a small ball, please.”

[ɔu]

n o , g o , n o se, n o te, h o me, th o se, o ld, kn o w.

“ Take this note to mr Jones, Tony,” says Mrs Bones.

“ Who’s Mr Jones?” asks Tony. “I don’t know him.”

“ His home is up in the hill,” says Mrs Bones.

[ɑ:]

d ar k, st ar t, b a th, f a st, c ar pet,

gl a sses, c a n’t, at l a st, M ar k, M ar garet.

“ Can you see the carpet under the bath?” says Margaret to Mark.

“ No, I can’t,” says Mark. “It’s very dark in here”.

[ɜ:]

sk ir t, sh ir t, Sh ir ley, T-sh ir t, d ir ty, t ur n, c ur tain.

“ Look at your dirty skirt, Shirley!” Mum says.

“ Look at your dirty T-shirt!”

“ The curtains are dirty too!”

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