Spelling to sound 21 read

Worksheet 21 - Spelling-to-Sound
Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the
letter that is underlined.

1. Small children like a set routine.

2. Audiences roared with laughter.

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u:

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ɑ:

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tʃ

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ɔ:

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ʃ

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əʊ

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3. You're too young to get married.
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aɪ

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ʊə

4. You will be notified of any changes in the
system.
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ez

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ɪə

5. Hey you guys! Where are you going?
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e

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ɪs

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ɪz

6. She had swapped her long skirts for
jeans and T shirts.

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ɜ:

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ed

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ɪ

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ɪə

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7. She wore a beautiful silk shawl around 8. a prawn sandwich
her shoulders.
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əʊ

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9. This tiny crowd does not warrant such
a large police presence.

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ʊə

10. The circumstances of his death were

veiled in mystery.


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aʊ

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aɪ

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eə

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eɪ

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11. He's very protective of his younger

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12. It's pretty obvious what she means.

brother.
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aɪ

ɪə

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eə

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ɜ:

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eɪ

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13. It was a real treat being allowed to
stop out late.

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ɪə

14. Most of the troops have been pulled
out.

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15. the drugs prescribed for his stomach 16. I've only been unemployed for a few
pains
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weeks.
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ju:

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jʊ

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tʃ

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jʊə

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ʃ

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ʤ

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ʌ

17. All this talk about ghosts is giving me 18. frail elderly people
the willies.

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eɪ

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g

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i

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gw

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n

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ə

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ʒ

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19. The committee has already rubber-

20. The sauce is quite sweet, so add dried


stamped the scheme.

thyme as a contrast.

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