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Classification of Vowels used in RP

Pure Vowels Short // // // // // // /e/ bit, pin amber, oppose, sad, brand rob, chop put, push luck, some head, pen /i:/ /:/ /:/ Long seal, cheese flirt, burn chart, blast

/:/ port, course /u:/ spoon, choose

In groups of five, give two examples of words for any four of the symbols above.

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VOWELS (1)
1. T.0.1A Listen to these pairs of sounds. Can you hear the difference between each pair? / i: / see / u:/ you / :/ four / / / / / / big book not

Listen again and try to learn the symbol for each sound. 2. Cover the symbols above and write in the symbol for the words you have just heard. / / see / / you / / four 3. / / / / big / book / not

T.0.1B Listen and circle the correct symbol for the vowel sound in the word that you hear. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. hot hit rude read good God wall i. /:/ i. / / i. / i. / i: i. / i. / :/ i. / / ii. / ii. / i: / / ii. / u: / / ii. / / ii. / u: / ii. / ii. / : /
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h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t.

wool pull pill sit seat fall fool feel fill boot bought beat bit

i. / i. / u: / i. / i: / i. / i: / i. / i: / i. / : / i. / i. / i: / i. / i: / i. / u: / i. / : / i. / i. /

/ ii. / u: / ii. / ii. / ii. / ii. / ii. / / ii. / u: / ii. / ii. / ii. / ii. / / / ii. / i: / ii. / i: / / / / / / / / / /

VOWELS (2)
1. T.0.2.A Listen to these pairs of sounds. Can you hear the difference between each pair?
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/e / bed / :/ bird /:/ car

/ /

/ / cat / mother / up

Listen again and try to learn the symbol for each sound. 2. Cover the symbols above and write in the symbol for the words you have just heard. / / / 3. / bed / bird / car / / / cat / mother / up /

T.0.2B Listen and circle the correct symbol for the vowel sound in the word that you hear. a. b. man / men / i. / / ii. /e / iii. /

i. /

ii.

/e

iii. /

c. fast : / d. first : / e. f. : / g. heard head had

i. / i. / i. / :/ i.

/ / ii. / ii.
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ii. ii. / ii. / / //

/ / :/ /

iii. iii. / /e/ iii. /

iii.

i. / :/

iii.

/: /

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h. hard ii. / / i. pass ii. /e/ j. k. / l. 4. purse run ran

i.

iii.

/ /: /

i. iii.

:/ / / ii. ii. ii. // // // iii. iii. iii. // / / /

i. / : / i. / : / i. / : /

T.0.2.C Now listen to these two-syllable words. For questions a-f, put a tick (/) if the represented set of symbols for the vowel sounds you hear is correct and a cross (X) if it is wrong. For questions g-l, write in the correct set of vowel symbols in the spaces provided. f a t h e r /:/ // m o t h e r /:/ / s i s t e r / i: / / / b r o t h e / / / / o r a n g e / / / / sugar g h. / i. j. b u t t e r / / / c h o c o l a t e / / / / s i n g e r / / / / a ct r e s s / / / / /

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

k. l.
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t ea c h e r / / / / d o c t o r
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/ u:/ / /

/ /

/ /

CONSONANTS
/p/ pet, leap / tea, t/ wit /k/ cat, cake /f/ fan, laugh // think, teeth /s/ sit, mess /b/ bee, baby /d/ dine, buddy /m/ mat, tummy // sing, long /n/ neat, pain light, bull

/l/

/g/ get, bag /v/ vine, brave // that, either /z/ zip, ooze

/r/

red, arrow hop, hinder

/w/

west, lower yet, young leisure, casual

/h/

/j/

/ / shop, fish /t/ chip, perch

//

// joy, engage

In groups of five, give two examples of words for any four of the symbols above.

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CONSONANTS
1. T.0.3A. Listen and write the symbols for the consonant sounds and words that you hear. See example given E.g. / p / / / / / / / / 2. / / / / / / / pen ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

T.0.3B. Listen and write the symbol that matches the underlined letter/s for each word that you hear in the blanks provided. / / // thin _______ she _______ chair _______ /j/ // this // /t/ // /n/ // _______

television _______ job

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3. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l.

sing ________ yes _______ Write the words in phonemic script into orthography. / mp /j: / / _______

_______ _______

/ti:p/

/ ru: / _______ / r n/ / _______ _______ _______

/j /t/

/bk/ _______ /k/ _______

/lnt / _______ /i:z/ /t:t/ _______ _______

Diphthongs
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//

mere, dear

/a/

cry, dye

/e/ pear, care

/ toy, coil / / / /a/ know, boat

/ /

sure, doer

/e/

cake, maid

how, sound

In pairs, list down two examples of words for each symbol above.

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Diphthongs (1)
1. T.0.4.A Listen and circle one of the symbols in the pair that reflects the diphthong for the word on the left. i. ii. iii. iv. 2. day my boy now / e / /a/ / / / a / / / / a / / / e / /

T. 0.4.B. Listen and tick (/) at the appropriate column where the symbol reflects the diphthong that you hear. / e / /a/ / / / a /

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n.

pay voice loud grey die noise house Wales case try coin high flower weigh

Diphthongs (2)
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1.

T.0.5.A Listen and write the symbols for the diphthongs next to the words that you hear. / / / / near go / / / / where tour

2.

T.0.5.B Listen to the words on the left and match them to the correct transcription on the right, like this:. a. bear beer bay toy tie toe / be / / b/ / be / / t / / t / / ta / e. they though there Ill oil owl / e / / e / / e / / l / al / / da / / d / / de / /e / /a / / / / /

b.

f.

al

/ c. roll real rail how hair high / rel / / rl / / rl/ / he / / ha / / ha / g. dear day die show share shy

d.

h.

Adapted from: Cunningham, S. & Bowler, B. (1996) Headway Intermediate Pronunciation, OUP: Hong Kong

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