Spelling to sound 14 read

Worksheet 14 - Spelling-to-SoundRead the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the letter that is underlined.. I marvelled at my mother's ability to rema

Worksheet 14 - Spelling-to-Sound

Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the letter that is underlined

1 I marvelled at my mother's ability to

remain calm in a crisis

• e

• i

• ə

• ɪ

• ɪə

2 a keen understanding of commerce

• e

• ə

• ɜ:

• ɪ

• ɪə

3 rigid and authoritarian methods of

education

• s

• t

• tj

• ð

• θ

4 He began to lecture us about making too much noise

• d

• t

• tj

• tʃ

• ʃ

5 The band has a big following in Europe

• ju:

• u:

• ɔɪ

• əʊ

6 Whoops! I nearly dropped it

• e

• eə

• i:

• ɜ:

• ɪə

7 The rate of inflation was falling

• aɪ

• eɪ

• æ

• ɑ:

• ɒ

8 You are here as my guests

• g

• gw

• n

• ʒ

• ʤ

9 Fresh fruit was unobtainable in the

winter

• aɪ

10 Shall I open the curtains?

• aɪ

• e

• eə

• eɪ

• ɜ:

• ɪə

• eɪ

• ə

• ɪ

11 We decided to break our journey in

Oxford

• ɒ

• ɔ:

• ə

• əʊ

• ʌ

12 The wire is held on with a metal clip

• eɪ

• ɜ:

• ɪ

• ɪ(ə)

13 the need to reduce flood damage

• eɪʤ

• æʤ

• ɑ:ʒ

• əʤ

• ɪʤ

14 a house perched on a cliff above the town

• k

• s

• tʃ

• ʃ

• ʤ

15 He fired three times in rapid

succession

• Ks

• k

• s

• tʃ

• ʃ

16 The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission

• k

• s

• tʃ

• ʃ

• ʤ

17 an upwardly mobile professional

• e

• u

• æ

• ɑ:

• ə

18 She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter

• u:

• ɑ:

• ɔ:

• əʊ

• ʊə

19 We passed through the gates into a

courtyard behind

20 The marathon is a test of endurance

• æd

• ɑ:d

• ɔ:

• əd

• ɪd

• ɒ

• ɔ:

• ə

• əʊ

• ʌ