Exercise 1 Repetition
Listen and repeat:
| J | beat [bJt] | bead [bJd] | been [bJn] | beef [bJf] |
| R | heart [hRt] | hard [hRd] | harm [hRm] | hearth [hRT] |
| L | caught [kLt] | cord [kLd] | corn [kLn] | course [kLs] |
| H | root [rHt] | rude [rHd] | room [rHm] | roof [rHf] |
| E: | hurt [hE:t] | heard [hE:d] | earn [E:n] | earth [E:T] |
Exercise 2 Production
When you hear the number, pronounce the word. Repeat the correct pronunciation when you hear it.
| 1. heard [hE:d] | 5. caught [kLt] | 9. rude [rHd] |
| 2. been [bJn] | 6. heart [hRt] | 10. earn [E:n] |
| 3. root [rHt] | 7. cord [kLd] | |
| 4. hearth [hRT] | 8. beef [bJf] |
Exercise 3 Transcription
Write the symbol for the vowel you hear in each word (1…10).
Exercise 4 Long-short vowel contrasts
Listen and repeat:
| J and I | R and A | R and x | L and P |
| feel fill bead bid steel still reed rid been bin | calm come cart cut half huff lark luck mast must | part pat lard lad calm Cam heart hat harms hams | caught cot stork stock short shot cord cod port pot |
| H and V | E: and A | R and P | |
| pool pull suit soot Luke look wooed wood fool full | hurt hut turn ton curt cut girl gull bird bud | dark dock part pot lark lock balm bomb large lodge |
Exercise 5 Transcription
Write the symbol for the vowel (long or short) you hear in each word (1…10).