1             Pronounce the following groups of words (according to RP – look them up at oald
online) and write down their transcription. Comment on the quality and quantity of these short/long
vowels.


had – hat                                        beat – bid
nought – nod




2             Transcribe the following words and pronounce them correctly:


bit – lip       beat – leap       happy – early     he – we




3             Transcribe the following groups of words. Pronounce them correctly and distinguish
the quality of their long vowels, diphthongs and short vowels.


                fee – feed – feet       bye – bide – bite            said – set




4             On the vowel diagram provided, indicate the glides for the diphthongs in the
following words:


a) fight

                b) home

                c) clear

                d) cow



5             Write the symbols for the long vowels in the following words:


a) broad

                b) ward

                c) calf

                d) learn

                e) cool

                f) team

                g) err

                h) seal

                i) curl



6             Write the symbols for the diphthongs in the following words:



a) tone

                b) style

                c) out

                d) way

                e) beer

                f) coil

                g) hair

                h) why

                i) prey



7             Write the names in the chart.

Adele, Alex, Bill, Chris, Emily, Eve, James, Joe, Kate, Leo, Mike, Paula, Ryan, Sam, Sean, Sophie

æ


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          eɪ


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                    e


                    _e.g. Adel__


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                                i:


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ɪ


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          aɪ


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                    ɔ:


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                                əʊ


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