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Phonetics Awareness Exercise
The letters used to spell
words are not always the same as the sound we use to say the
words. For example, in the word “know,” we do not say the sound
of the letter “k;” it is silent. In the word “cough,” we say the
letters “gh” as the “f” sound. Say the following words to
yourself and write the sounds you hear. If the letters are
silent, do not include them. Focus more on the consonant sounds,
rather than the vowel sounds. For example, don’t be concerned
about indicating whether a vowel has a long or short sound, like beat
(long) and bet (short). A number of examples have been given to
demonstrate how your responses should be formulated.
| 1. dough |
do
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| 2. music |
muzik
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| 3. machine |
mashen
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| 4. budget |
bujet
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| 5. knife |
nif
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6. cancel
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kansel
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Try it!
1. break
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2. coffee
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3. impartial
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4. column
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5. suppose
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6. muscle
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7. vague
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8. proud
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9. wrestling
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10. chemist
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