Practice: /p/ and /b/

Choose the words you recognise in the sentences you hear.

Question #1: That's a very small bin/ pin.
pin bin

Question #2: My friend's name is Poppy/ Bobby.
Pobby Bobby

Question #3: That pup/ pub is very noisy.
pup pub

Question #4: It's a pig/ big house.
pig big

Question #5: Put it on the horse's pack/ back.
pack back

Question #6: What a lovely peach/ beach!
peach beach

Practice: /f/ and /v/

Choose the words you recognise in the sentences you hear.

Question #1: This room has a few/ view.
few view

Question #2: Half/ Halve the apple.
half halve

Question #3: New York is a fast/ vast city.
fast vast

Question #4: We've got the boat/ vote .
boat vote

Question #5: There should be fifty bolts/ volts .
bolts volts

Question #6: I don't like the sound of his fowls/bowels/ vowels .
fowls bowels vowels

Example: /eɪ/, /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/

Example: /uː/ and /ʊ/

Example: /f/ and /v/

Example /p/ and /b/

VOCABULARY 2: UNDERSEA WORLD

CONTACT

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1. Nguyen Do Ha Anh 

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2. Le Thi Anh Tuyen

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REFERENCE

The materials in this blog are taken from the following sources.
1. http://bbclearningenglish.com
2. English Pronunciation in Use- Elementary- by Jonathan Marks.
3. Ship or Sheep- by Ann Baker

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Overview of English sounds

Lesson: /u:/ and /ʊ/

The long vowel /u:/

The long vowel /ʊ/

Vocabulary 1: COUNTRYSIDE

Practice 1: /uː/ or /ʊ/?

Tick the words you recognise in the sentences you hear.

Lesson: /e/ and /æ/

Sound /e/

Sound /æ/

Practice 1: Complete these sentences. All the missing words have /eɪ/ or /aɪ/.

Listen again to check your answer

Lesson: /eɪ/, /aɪ/ and /ɔɪ/

Sound /eɪ/ 
/eɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /e/ to /ɪ/.

Sound /aɪ/

/aɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /a/ to /ɪ/.

Sound /ɔɪ/

/ɔɪ/ is a long sound. It moves from /ɔ/ to /ɪ/.

Practice 1: /e/ or /æ/?

Tick the words you recognise in the sentences you hear

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

Example: /e/ and /æ/

                                               
                                               /e/               /æ/
                       sound 1       sound 2

                   X                axe                                     

                               

pen               pan

  men               man




   
said               sad




beg               bag

 bread              Brad

Example: /i:/ and /ɪ/

Listen the words below


leave- live
feel- fill
field- filled
team- Tim

Practice: /i:/ and /i/

Tick the words you recognise in the sentences you hear.

Question #1: He wants a sheep/ ship for his birthday.
sheep ship

Question #2: That's a very small bean/ bin.
bean bin

Question #3: Look at these cheeks/ chicks.
cheeks chicks

Question #4: It's a cheap/ chip machine.
cheap chip

Question #5: What a high heel/ hill.
heel hill

Question #6: Don't eat that pill/ peel.
pill peel

Lesson: /f/ and /v/

The voiceless consonant /f/

The voiced consonant /v/

Lesson: /p/ and /b/

The voiceless consonant /p/

The voiced consonant /b/

Lesson: /i:/ and /ɪ/

The long vowel /i:/

The short vowel /ɪ/