The sentences contain
either vowel / e / or / æ /
1. They all sat on the sand.
/ ðeɪ ɑːl sæt ɑːn ðə sænd /
2. They went there yesterday.
/ ðeɪ went ðer ˈjestɚdeɪ/.
3. Edward has learned French well.
/ ‘edwərd həz ˈlɝːnd frentʃ wel/.
4. The black man has ten red hats.
/ ðə blæk mæn həz ten red hæts/.
5. Ellen met her friend near the fence.
/ elən met hɝː frend nɪr ðə fents/.
6. Ted sat alone on the wet bench.
/ ted sæt ˈloʊn ɑːn
ðə wet bentʃ/.
7. Ten tanks were trapped in the
desert.
/ ten tæŋk wɝː træpt ɪn ðə ˈdezɚt/.
8. Esra helped herself to get the red
map.
/ ezrə helpt hɜːˈself tu get ðə red mæp/.
9. Ben wears a red dress and a black
hat.
/ ben wer ə red dres ə nd
ə blæk hæt/.
10.
The
wet mat was spread on the sand.
/ ðə wet mæt wɑːz spred ɑːn ðə sænd/.
The sentences contain
either vowel / ə / or / ɝː /.
1. The dirty skirt is hers.
/ ðə ˈdɝː.t ̬i skɝːt ɪz hɝːz /.
2. The girl has curly hair.
/ ðə gɝl həz ˈkɝlI her /.
3. Ten girls were served first.
/ ten gɝls wɝ sɝvd ˈfɝst /.
4. The nurse wears a pearl.
/ ðə nɝs wers ə pɝl /.
5. The nurses were all busy then.
/ ðə nɝs wɝ ɑːl ˈbɪz.i ðen /.
6. They’ve burned the girl’s shirt.
/ ðeɪv bɝnd ðə gɝls ʃɝt /.
7. The birds were all in the cage.
/ ðə bɝds wɝ ɑːl ɪn ðə keɪdʒ /.
8. The girl has her hat in her hand.
/ ðə gɝl həz hɝ hæt ɪn hɝ hænd /.
9. The large black bear stares at her.
/ ðə lɑːrdʒ blæk ber ster ət hɝ /.
10.
The
bomb will burst out upstairs.
/
ðə bɑːm wɪl bɝst aʊt ʌpˈsterz /.
The sentences contain either vowel / ʌ
/ or / ɑː /.
1. Mark’s father is a clerk.
/ mɑrks ˈfɑðə ɪz ə klɝrk /.
2. It’s hard to cut the bark.
/ ɪts hɑːrd tə kʌt ðə bɑːrk /.
3. It’s a hard task to answer.
/ ɪts ə hɑːrd tæsk tə ˈæn t .sɚ
/.
4. Half of the park is dark.
/ hæf ɑːv ðə pɑːrk ɪz dɑːrk /.
5. Cut the card into two parts.
/ kʌt ðə kɑːrd ˈɪn.tuː tuː pɑːrts /.
6. The sun runs above the hut.
/ ðə sʌn rʌns əˈbʌv ðə hʌt /.
7. They all run across the garden.
/ ðeɪ ɑːl rʌn əˈkrɑːs ðə ˈgɑːrdən
/.
8. The bomb will burst out burst out
upstairs.
/ ðə bɑːm wɪl bɝst aʊt ʌpˈsterz /.
9. The car is parked near the marsh.
/ ðə kɑːr ɪz pɑːrkt nɪr ðə mɑːrʃ /.
10.
A
young man drives his car very fast.
/ ə jʌŋ mæn draɪvs hɪz kɑːr ˈver.i fæst /.
The sentences contain either vowel / ɒ
/ or / ɔ: /.
1. It’s not a hot dog.
/ ɪts nɑːt ə hɑːt dɑːg /.
2. Lock the door slowly.
/ lɑːk ðə dɔːr ˈsloʊlI /.
3. The store was bombed at down.
/ ðə stɔːr wɑːz bɑːmd ət daʊn /.
4. The lawyer got lost at the seashore.
/ ðə ˈlɑː.jɚ gɑːt lɑːst ət ðə ˈsiːʃɔːr /.
5. They all walked across the resort.
/ ðeɪ ɑːl wɑːkt əˈkrɑːs ðə rɪˈzɔt /.
6. The hot dog was poured with salt.
/ ðə hɑːt dɑːg wɑːz pɔːrd wɪð sɑːlt /.
7. Four balls were bought this morning.
/ fɔːr bɑːlz wɝ bɑːt ðɪs ˈmɔnɪŋ /.
8. The hot spot is always on the
office.
/ ðə hɑːt ɪz ˈɑːlweɪz ɑːn ðə ˈɑː.fɪs /.
9. Neither Tom nor Paul got good score.
/ ˈnaɪ.ðə ˈtɑːm nɔːr pɔ:l gɑːt gʊd skɔːr /.
10.
The
hostess was brought to the hostel.
/ ðə ˈhoʊ.stɪs wɑːz brɑːt tu ðə ˈhɑː.stl /.
The sentences contain
either vowel / U / u: /.
1. The shoes suit his foot.
/ ðə ʃuːz suːt hɪz fʊt /.
2. You’ve got two new books.
/ juːv gɑːt tuː nuː bʊks /.
3. Push the fool into the pool.
/ pʊʃ ðə fuːl ˈɪn.tuː ðə puːl /.
4. He chews the food too soon.
/ hi tʃuz ðə fuːd tuː suːn /.
5. Pull out the root of your tooth.
/ pʊl aʊt ðə ruːt ɑːv jʊr tuːθ /.
6. Put the blue books on the stool.
/ pʊt ðə bluː bʊks ɑːn ðə stuːl /.
7. It’s a good to learn in the new
room.
/ ɪts ə gʊd tʊ lɝːn ɪn ðə nuː rʊm /.
8. The bulls would eat up all the
roots.
/ ðə bʊlz wʊd iːt ʌp ɑːl ðə ruːts /.
9. The two students go to the new
school.
/ ðə tuː ˈstuːdnt goʊ tu ðə nuː
skuːl /.
10.
The
water in the new pool looks blue.
/ ðə ˈwɑː.t ̬ɚ ɪn ðə nuː puːl lʊks
bluː /.
I.
Encircle
a
if it contains / e / and b if it contains / æ /.
1. Tell /
tel / A 11. Error /
ˈer.ə / A
2. Bet / bet / A 12. Said / sed / A
3. Bat / bæt / B 13. Head / hed / A
4. Set / set / A 14. Manual / ˈmæn.ju.əl
/ B
5. Sat / sæt / B 15. Plaid / plæd / B
6. Bell / bel / A 16. Sand / sænd / B
7. Elk / elk / A 17. Rest / rest / A
8. Else / els / A 18. Rack / ræk / B
9. Enter / ˈen.tə / A 19. Trap /
træp / B
10. Apple / ˈæp.l ̩/ B 20. Value / ˈvæl.juː
/ B
II.
Encircle
a
if it contains / ə / and b if it contains / ɜː /.
1. Above/ əˈbʌv / A 11. Error /
ˈer.ə / A
2. Burn / bɜːn / B 12. Sir / sɜː / B
3. But / bət / A 13. Heard / hɪə / A
4. Search / sɜːtʃ / B 14. Burn / bɜːn / B
5. Sir / sɜː / B 15. Purse / pɜːs / B
6. Burst / bɜːst / B 16. Learn / lɜːn / B
7. Earn / ɜːn / B 17. Return / rɪˈtɜːn
/ B
8. Enter / ˈen.tə / A 18. Girl / gɜːl / B
9. Urge / ɜːdʒ / B 19. Church / tʃɜːtʃ / B
10. Better / ˈbet.ə / A 20. Dirty / ˈdɜː.ti / B
III.
Encircle
a
if it contains / ʌ /, and b if it contains / ɑː /.
1. Above / əˈbʌv / A 11. Trust /
trʌst / A
2. Bunch
/ bʌnt ʃ / A 12. Bark / bɑːk / B
3. Darn /
dɑːn / B 13. Hard /
hɑːd / B
4. Sharp /
ʃɑːp / B 14. Much /
mʌtʃ / A
5. Among / əˈmʌŋ / A 15. Punch / pʌntʃ / A
6. Lucky /
ˈlʌk.i / A 16. Palm /
pɑːm / B
7. Cast /
kɑːst / B 17. Thumb
/ θʌm / A
8. Large /
lɑːdʒ / B 18. Gutter / ˈgʌt.ə / A
9. Honest
/ ˈɑː.nɪst / B 19. Charge
/ tʃɑːdʒ
/ B
10. Utter /
ˈʌt.ə / A 20. Raft /
rɑːft / B
IV.
Encircle a if it contains / ɒ /, and b if it contains / ɔː /.
1. Bought / bɔːt / B 11. Block / blɒk / A
2. Dot /
dɒt / A 12. Drop / drɒp / A
3. Dawn /
dɔːn / B 13. Horn / hɔːn / B
4. Shop /
ʃɒp / A 14. Mock / mɒk / A
5. Song /
sɒŋ / A 15. Porn / pɔːn / B
6. Lock /
lɒk / A 16. Pawn / pɔːn / B
7. Cost /
kɒst / A 17. Thought
/ θɔːt / B
8. Store /
stɔː
/ B 18. Got / gɒt / A
9. Hostel/ ˈhɒstl / A 19. Chop /
tʃɒp / A
10. Norm /
nɔːm / B
20. Rock / rɒk / A
V.
Encircle
a
if it contains / ʊ /, and b if it contains / uː /.
1. Book /
bʊk / A 11. Look / nuːn / B
2. Would
/ wʊd / A 12. Roof / ruːf / B
3. Cool /
kuːl / B 13. Whose / huːz / B
4. Shoe /
ʃuː / B 14. Moon / muːn / B
5. Soon /
suːn / B 15. Pool / puːl / B
6. Put
/ pʊt / A 16. Push / pʊʃ / A
7. Could / kʊd / A 17. Tooth / tuːθ / B
8. Stool
/ stuːl / B 18. Good / gʊd / A
9. Hook
/ hʊk / A 19. Bull / bʊl / A
10. Noon / nuːn / B 20. Room / ruːm / B
