Worksheet 19 - Spelling-to-Sound
Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the
letter that is underlined.
1. He doesn't know who to vote for.
2. The rebels have put up fierce resistance.
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u:
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`i
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ɔ:
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aɪ
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ə
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e
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əʊ
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i:
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ʌ
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ɪə
3. Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant
4. Drastic changes are needed if
furs.
environmental catastrophe is to be avoided.
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s
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e
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t
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i
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tj
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ɜ:
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ð
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ɪ
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θ
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ɪə
5. Fix the frame in position and tighten
the screws.
6. She wasn't his equal in intelligence.
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f
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ju:
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g
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jʊə
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gw
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u:
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ʒ
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ɔɪ
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ʤ
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əʊ
7. A really weird thing happened last
8. We took the night train to Glasgow.
night.
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aɪ
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aʊ
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u:
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eə
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ɔ:
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eɪ
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əʊ
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i:
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ɪə
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ʌ
9. David decided to take early retirement. 10. It costs much less to go by bus.
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e
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s
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eə
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tʃ
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ɑ:
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z
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ɜ:
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ʃ
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ɪə
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ʒ
11. The neighbours must think we're
crazy.
12. She bent down to retrieve her earring.
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aʊ
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s
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u:
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tʃ
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ɔ:
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z
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əʊ
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ʃ
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ʌ
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ʒ
13. The exam was a pushover.
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ju:
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u:
14. This is not democratic. It is the
antithesis of democracy.
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s
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ɜ:
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t
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ʊ
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tj
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ʌ
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ð
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θ
15. He occupies the house without paying 16. Force is only justified in extreme
any rent.
circumstances.
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ez
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jʊ
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s
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ə
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z
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ɜ:
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ɪs
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ʊ
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ɪz
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ʌ
17. Finally the company conceded wage
18. These tablets should reduce the
increases to their workers.
swelling.
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e
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s
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eɪ
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t
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i:
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tj
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ə
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ð
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ɪə
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θ
19. The prisoners had been tortured and 20. The branch snapped cleanly in two.
mutilated.
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ju:
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nk
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jʊ
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ns
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jʊə
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ntʃ
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u:
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nʃ
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ʌ
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nʤ