Refer to the phonetic chart and write the sentence based on the IPA symbols:
/sæm/ /ˈwɔːltᵊn/ /wɒz/ /bɔːn/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /fɑːm/ /ɪn/ 1918.
/hɪz/ /ˈfæmᵊli/ /wɒz/ /ˈveri/ /pɔːr/. /æz/ /ə/ /ʧaɪld/,
/sæm/ /wɜːkt/ /ˈevri/ /deɪ/. /hiː/ /dɪˈlɪvəd/ /mɪlk/ /ænd/
/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz/ /tuː/ /meɪk/ /ˈmʌni/. /sæm/ /wɒz/ /ə/
/ɡʊd/ /ˈstjuːdᵊnt/ /ænd/ /ə/ /strɒŋ/ /ˈliːdə/.
/ˈɑːftə/ /ˈkɒlɪʤ/, /sæm/ /ʤɔɪnd/ /ði/ /ˈɑːmi/. /ðen/ /hiː/
/ˈəʊpᵊnd/ /hɪz/ /fɜːst/ /stɔːr/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /smɔːl/ /taʊn/. /hiː/
/səʊld/ /ˈprɒdʌkts/ /æt/ /ləʊ/ /ˈpraɪsɪz/. /ˈpiːpᵊl/ /lʌvd/
/hɪz/ /stɔːz/ /bɪˈkɒz/ /ˈevriθɪŋ/ /wɒz/ /ʧiːp/. /ɪn/ 1962,
/sæm/ /ˈəʊpᵊnd/ /ðə/ /fɜːst/ /ˈwɔːlmɑːt/.
/sæm/ /bɪˈliːvd/ /smɔːl/ /taʊnz/ /ˈniːdɪd/ /ɡʊd/ /stɔːz/
/tuː/. /hiː/ /wɜːkt/ /hɑːd/ /ænd/ /ˈlɪsᵊnd/ /tuː/ /hɪz/
/ˈwɜːkəz/. /wen/ /sæm/ /daɪd/ /ɪn/ 1992, /ˈwɔːlmɑːt/
/wɒz/ /ɔːlˈredi/ /ə/ /hjuːʤ/ /ˈkʌmpəni/. /təˈdeɪ/,
/ˈwɔːlmɑːt/ /ɪz/ /ˈevriweə/.
Match each word on the left with its correct phonetic transcription on the right.
| 1.born | a. /fɑːm/ |
| 2.farm | b. /ˈfæmᵊli/ |
| 3.family | c. /pɔːr/ |
| 4.poor | d. /bɔːn/ |
Select the word on the right that has the same stressed syllable sound as the word on the left.
| money | song |
| strong | meet |
| small | horse |
| leader | funny |
Select the word on the right that has a similar phonetic structure to the word on the left.
| 1.child | a. forgive |
| 2.work | b. fat |
| 3.every | c. cam |
| 4.deliver | d. only |
Write the number of syllables in each word .
- join: _____ syllables
- open: _____ syllables
- product: _____ syllable
- store: _____ syllable
- army: _____ syllables
Group these lesson words by their vowel sounds.
Word bank: because, cheap, believe, listen, already
Long vowels:
Short vowels:
Diphthongs:
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