Worksheet 14 - Spelling-to-Sound
Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the
letter that is underlined.
1. I marvelled at my mother's ability to
2. a keen understanding of commerce
remain calm in a crisis.
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e
•
e
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ə
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i
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ɜ:
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ə
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪə
3. rigid and authoritarian methods of
education
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ɪə
4. He began to lecture us about making too
much noise.
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s
•
d
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t
•
t
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tj
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tj
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ð
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tʃ
•
θ
•
ʃ
5. The band has a big following in Europe. 6. Whoops! I nearly dropped it.
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` jʊə
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e
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ju:
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eə
•
u:
•
i:
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ɔɪ
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ɜ:
•
əʊ
7. The rate of inflation was falling.
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ɪə
8. You are here as my guests.
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aɪ
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g
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eɪ
•
gw
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æ
•
n
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ɑ:
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ʒ
•
ɒ
9. Fresh fruit was unobtainable in the
•
10. Shall I open the curtains?
winter.
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aɪ
ʤ
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aɪ
•
e
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eə
•
eɪ
•
eɪ
•
ə
•
ɜ:
•
ɪə
11. We decided to break our journey in
Oxford.
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ɪ
12. The wire is held on with a metal clip.
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aɪ(ə)
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ɒ
•
eɪ
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ɔ:
•
ɜ:
•
ə
•
ɪ
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əʊ
•
ɪ(ə)
•
ʌ
13. the need to reduce flood damage
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eɪʤ
•
æʤ
14. a house perched on a cliff above the
town
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k
•
ɑ:ʒ
•
s
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əʤ
•
tʃ
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ɪʤ
15. He fired three times in rapid
succession.
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ʃ
•
ʤ
16. The chemotherapy was successful, and
she is now in remission.
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Ks
•
k
•
k
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s
•
s
•
tʃ
•
tʃ
•
ʃ
•
ʃ
17. an upwardly mobile professional
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e
•
u
•
ʤ
18. She was cleared of murder but found
guilty of manslaughter.
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u:
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æ
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ɑ:
•
ɑ:
•
ɔ:
•
ə
19. We passed through the gates into a
courtyard behind.
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əʊ
•
ʊə
20. The marathon is a test of endurance.
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æd
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ɒ
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ɑ:d
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ɔ:
•
ɔ:
•
ə
•
əd
•
əʊ
•
ɪd
•
ʌ