Pronouncing well

Let's go over these exercises on sounds seen in class:

• Pronunciation of letter g in initial position
• Pronunciation of <th> voiceless or voiced
• Pronunciation of the plural 
• Short or long <u>

Exercise 1

Tick the words that contain the /dʒ/ sound.

1.  gin         5.  yam       9.  jet        13.  damage   

2.  large      6.  soldier  10.  gear    14.  mayor

3.  goat       7.  guilty    11.  just     15.  collage 

4. injury      8.  gum      12. get      16.  college   

 

Exercise 2 

Underline the word that the transcription represents.

1.  /bɔːn/  burn  born
2.  /θɪŋ/  thing  thin
3.  /fɪːlɪŋz/  fillings feelings
4.  /vɑɪn/  vine  wine
5.  /meɪdʒə/  major  mayor
6.  /ræm/  rum  ram
7.  /wɜːd/  word  worried
8.  /fəget/  forget  forged
9.  /ɑɪs/   eyes  ice
10. /huːz/  whose  house