Practice pronunciation (consonants)

1. Steven and Vivian will come over at eleven
ˈstɪvən ənd ˈvɪvɪən wɪl kʌm ˈəʊvər ət ɪˈlɛvn
2. Twelve of us drove to the river near Vegas
twɛlv əv əs drəʊv tə ðə ˈrɪvə nɪə ˈveɪgəs
3. Forty-five furious friends fought for the phone
ˈfɔːti-faɪv ˈfjʊərɪəs frɛndz fɔːt fə ðə fəʊn
4. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy
ˈfʌzi Wuzzy wɒznt ˈfʌzi
5. We ate the purple potato pie with peter and paul
wi ɛt ðə ˈpɜːpl pəˈteɪtəʊ paɪ wɪð ˈpiːtər ənd pɔːl
6. Play a game of ping pong or eat the apple with pepper
pleɪ ə geɪm əv pɪŋ pɒŋ ɔːr iːt ði ˈæpl wɪð ˈpɛpə
7. Suzy’s sister has a sheep which was shot yesterday
ˈsuːziz ˈsɪstə həz ə ʃiːp wɪʧ wəz ʃɒt ˈjɛstədeɪ
8. The shy girl washes her face in her shirt shop
ðə ʃaɪ gɜːl ˈwɒʃɪz hə feɪs ɪn hə ʃɜːt ʃɒp
9. The teachers teach english near the church at lunchtime
ðə ˈtiːʧəz tiːʧ ˈɪŋglɪʃ nɪə ðə ʧɜːʧ ət ˈlʌnʧˌt
10.The witch try to catch the match on the beach
ðə wɪʧ traɪ tə kæʧ ðə mæʧ ɒn ðə biːʧ
11.Just outside the village there’s a very dangerous bridge
ʤəst ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ðəz ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤrəs brɪʤ
12.Gin tried to drive the larger jeep but he was injured
ʤɪn traɪd tə draɪv ðə ˈlɑːʤə ʤiːp bət hi wəz ˈɪnʤəd
13.Sue is so sad and feel sick to say something
14.sjuː z səʊ sæd ənd fiːl sɪk tə seɪ ˈsʌmθɪŋ


15.My sister is in the class in her summer dress
maɪ ˈsɪstə z ɪn ðə klɑːs ɪn hə ˈsʌmə drɛs
16.The zebra is in the jungle not in the zoo

ðə ˈziːbrə z ɪn ðə ˈʤʌŋgl nɒt ɪn ðə zuː
17.The zany girl, Zoe had the zero on her test and didn’t win the prize
ðə ˈzeɪni gɜːl, ˈzəʊi həd ðə ˈzɪərəʊ ɒn hə tɛst ənd dɪdnt wɪn ðəpraɪz
18.Clean clams crammed in clean can
kliːn klæmz kræmd ɪn kliːn kæn
19.In the back of the class is the kid with the candy
ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə klɑːs ɪz ðə kɪd wɪð ðə ˈkændi
20.The girl has the goat in her garden
ðə gɜːl həz ðə gəʊt ɪn hə ˈgɑːdn
21.I think Beth is travelling north on the path
aɪ θɪŋk bɛθ s ˈtrævlɪŋ nɔːθ ɒn ðə pɑːθ
22.I want to eat anything healthy with my teeth
aɪ wɒnt tʊ iːt ˈɛnɪθɪŋ ˈhɛlθi wɪð maɪ tiːθ
23.Her thirty-third birthday is on the third Thursday of this month
hə ˈθɜːti-θɜːd ˈbɜːθdeɪ z ɒn ðə θɜːd ˈθɜːzdeɪ əv ðɪs mʌnθ
24.Although you are pretending, this method will make your speaking
smooth
ɔːlˈðəʊ jʊ ə prɪˈtɛndɪŋ, ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɪl meɪk jə ˈspiːkɪŋ smuːð
25.Pronunciation is rather fun if you try another technique
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən z ˈrɑːðə fʌn ɪf jʊ traɪ əˈnʌðə tɛkˈniːk