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Practice 1 to 6 - Consonants
1: /l/
and /n/
Pronounce the following pairs
of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /l/
and /n/.
| 1 |
law, nor |
| 2 |
lay, nay |
| 3 |
line, nine |
| 4 |
let, net |
| 5 |
light, night |
2: /l/
and /n/
Read aloud the following extracts,
paying particular attention to the words beginning with 'l' or
'n'.
| 1 |
The laboratory
technician forgot to turn off the light last night. |
| 2 |
Lily locked her
belongings in a locker near the language laboratory last night. |
| 3 |
Nearly nine accidents
happened in May last year. |
3:
/t/ and /d/
Pronounce the following pairs
of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /t/
and /d/.
| 1 |
lent, lend |
| 2 |
wrote, road |
| 3 |
bent, bend |
| 4 |
fate, fade |
| 5 |
bit, bid |
4:
/t/ and /d/
Read aloud the following extracts,
paying particular attention to the words beginning with 'l' or
'n'.
| 1 |
He had hoped
to be successful in his career, but fate decided othewise. His hopes
faded. |
| 2 |
The paintings
are a bit too expensive; there is not any bid for them. |
| 3 |
Juliet couldn't
bend her mind to her English studies even though she has a bent for
English. |
5: /k/
and /g/
Pronounce the following pairs
of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /k/
and /g/.
| 1 |
coat, goat |
| 2 |
ankle, angle |
| 3 |
back, bag |
| 4 |
duck, dug |
| 5 |
pluck, plug |
6: /k/
and /g/
Read aloud the following extracts,
paying particular attention to the words beginning with 'l' or
'n'.
| 1 |
Please put the
plug in the outlet. I'm going to pluck the duck which has dug a hole
in the garden. |
| 2 |
Put the heavy
bag on your back. |
| 3 |
Professor Kelogg
twisted his ankle carelessly while he was suggesting his students
look at the affair from a different angle. |
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