PRONUNCIATION DRILLS 1

1. Ill naturally never know Naples like my Neapolitan neighbor.

2. Karaoke king Bing sang a long song in Hong Kong.
3. Ronal Reagan wrecked his red Rolls Royce.
4. We await snowy winter weather without warm winds.
5. Be fast to be first! The firm farmer ran his farm like firm.
6. That lazy lady is never ready.
7. Polish polish is popular in Poland. We wont want it!
8. Hes his own boss.
9. The wheel will come off.
10.He plays golf by the gulf but hes not a nut.
11.Grandma was born at home. Bowling isnt boring.
12.All over Turkey I talked to Turks who walked to work.
13.My uncles ankles give him trouble when he travels.
14.This berrys very sweet.
15.Rival rebel gangs. Travel troubles.
16.Jerry really likes cherry jelly.
17.A pleasant present. Arrive alive!
18. Sues shoes.
19.It isnt selfish to sell fish or shellfish.
20.I took a look at the new book.

PRONUNCIATION DRILLS 2

1. Barrys barrel of beer was a better buy than Bobs bargain bottles.
2. Pete persuaded Pam to pick up Paulas parcel at the post office.
3. Dad does detest dealing with dogs droppings in the driveway.
4. Toddlers toilet training takes time.
5. Jolting gelignite is generally jolly dangerous.
6. Charles said cherries, cheese and chocolate are cheap in China.
7. Its the weather there that bothers them.
8. A thirsty thief thanked Theo for his thermos.
9. Vera values the variety of vitamins in vegetables.
10.Inefficient farmers fear future foreign food imports.
11.The giggling girls gradually got a grip on themselves.
12.Cairo kids quickly catch colds in Canada.
13.The zippy Zaire zebra zigzagged through the Zurich zoo.
14.Super salesman soon succeed in selling something.
15.We should treasure leisure for its immeasurable pleasure.
16.She showed the shy shogun a Shinto shrine.
17.When Helen had Harry, her husband hurried to the hospital.
18.You used your yellow uniform yesterday.
19.Larry lured lots of lovely ladies to his lair.
20.Most managers make much more money than me.

PRONUNCIATION DRILLS 3

1. Famous stars smoke cigars in cars and bars.

2. That fat cat sat on a rat. Now its flat as a mat.
3. Mike likes bikes with spikes to ride on ice.
4. I doubt hell clout the lout who stole his trout. Hell shout out loud!
5. The clever never ever say Never ever!
6. If theres a delay, the pay to stay another day.
7. They dare to star at fair hair because its rare there.
8. If the stick isnt thick, youll split it when you hit it.
9. Dont freeze the cheese, please, Louise!
10.Its clear the beer is dear here!
11.Doctor Oscar often operates on opposition politicians.
12.Joan wont go home to Rome by boat alone
13.She caught her daughter in the water with a naughty boy.
14.The noise from Roys toys annoys other boys.
15.The cook shook when he took a look at the cook book.
16.Whose two new blue shoes did Sue lose?
17.If the water on the tour isnt pure, you cant be sure therell be a cure.
18.Bert wasnt hurt but got dirt on his shirt.
19.If mother had another brother, Id have another uncle.
20.A moment ago he announced a new address.

PRONUNCIATION DRILLS 4
TRY THESE:

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2.
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4.
5.
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7.

Water, butter, thirty, bottle, wash, there, going, doing,

library

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
The little lowland lubber was a lively lad, lucky, liberal, and likable.
The theme is there for them.
Betty battled bottles for thirty days.
Fanny Finch fried five floundering fist for Frances Fawlies father.
While we waited on the whistle on the wharf, we whittled vigorously on

the white weather boards.

8. Meaningless meandering Melina managed to master Mondays memory
work.
9. We apprehensively battled with the bragging apprentices, but they broke
away from our blows and beat a poor retreat.
10.Grass grew green on the graves in Grace Grays grandfathers graveyard.

SPEECH EXCERCISES

1. Will I record the survey myself?

2. Will you object if I present this beautiful object to her?
3. The project manager projected an increase in manpower
4. She will present an expensive present to her parents.
5. Permit me to give you this permit to study.
6. The suspects were suspected to have robbed the bank.
7. The rebels rebelled against the appointment of the new logging manager.
8. His coverts converted more people to the congregation.
9. The salesman shows the suicide note he found to his showroom manager.
10. How could he digest the contents of the Digest in such a short time?

TAPING EXERCISES
Exercise 1
Record the following the sentences paying attention to the /i:/ and /I/

1. Marsha beat and beat the dog that bit her.

2. List at least the important ones.
3. I didnt seek to be sick.
4. Either read the book or get rid of it.
5. I paid a cheap price of chipped wood.
6. The junior Baseball League licked the Senior Basketball League.
7. They loaded the sheep into the ship.
8. Jeannie is a very meek midget.
9. Our team beat your team because our kids can play better.
10.She was a wearing a neat little sweater which her mother had knitted.
11.In a very high pitch, she called out: Would anyone like a peach?
12.Fenny leaped up from her seat when she felt her lips bleeding.
13.Ill try to reach my rich uncle before he leaves for Mr. Smiths house.
14.The steel used to build our house is still very strong.
15.The lady in the beaded dress bids her poodle goodbye.
16.The city was hit by the worst kind of heat.
17.Dont sit on that seat; its dirty.
18.The minors brought several picks with them when they went up the
mountain peak.
19.Each one of us started to itch after her pet dog left the room.
20.John hurt his fists when he fought with Jun during the feast.
Exercise 2
Do as Exercise 1 paying close attention to the // and //
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Its a lot of fun to watch a Japanese play tricks with a fan.

Timothy wants a baseball bat badly but his father refuses to give him one.
Sam needs some stamps immediately.
Hattie lost her hat in that hut by the railroad tracks.
We sang and sang until we had sung ourselves tired.
She stuck a ten-inch stack of papers on my desk.

7. Dont damn your dumb daughter for failing the course.

8. He may be brash young man but hes certainly adept with a painters
brush.
9. The cab came to a sudden halt when it came across a cub.
10.He had drunk too much rum when he rammed his new car against the
tree.
11.The cat cut its left paw when it accidentally stuck it into the mouse trap.
12.The guy with a police badge tried to budge the locked doors of the old
haunted house.
13.The thief was caught dragging some expensive drugs out of the
drugstore.
14.There was a lack of high spirit among the explorers when they thought
they were out of luck.
15.With a grunt, the judge granted the convicts petition.
16.Whenever Judd plays with mud, he makes his mother mad.
17.Theres an ugly looking bug in his woolen bag.
18.I was so afraid that the old hag might hug me too long.
19.Sue found a damp dishcloth in that dump of rugs.
20.She lighted the lamp so she could see the rise of the lump on her
forehead.

Exercise 3
Record the following the sentences paying attention to the /i/ and /I/
1. The mother hen allows her chicks to peek her cheek.
2. The bid to buy the beads was open after the sale of the antique bed.
3. Lead me to the lid of that lead box.
4. The sealed the cell container on the window sill.
5. The air up the hill will heal me.
6. The sixteen-year old boy has collected ten tin cans.
7. The catchers mitt met the ball at the meet.
8. Each man has an itch to etch designs on glasses.
9. The net that they knitted was neat.
10.It is hard to distinguish the N in your handwriting.
11.Mr. Peck used to pick flowers at the peak of the hill.
12.The deed did not please the dead.
13.Get rid of the red book if you wont read it.
14.Ben put a bean into a bin.
15.Sid held the steed steadily.
16.Ellis eel was ill.
17.The setter of rules gave his babysitter a two-seater car.
18.The beater felt better after drinking the bitter beer.
19.The dean could hear the din in the boys den.
20.Sid said the seed was lost.

Exercise 4
Do as the above exercise paying close attention to the /e / and /e /
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2.
3.
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8.

Youll get wet if you wait.

I have a table to tell.
Theres a gate to get through.
Ed was able to get some aid from the head of the Indian Trade Company.
Is it safe to surf on the waves of Hawaiis waters?
Have you seen a whale thats shaped like a square?
Please dont fail to take that can of paint to the medical center.
The American Navy gives very good pay to the men who have spent

several years in the service.

9. We sent a letter to Kenneth to let him know the date of our wedding.
10.Theres a page missing in this newspaper; you must have taken it.
11.Our neighbors have been extremely helpful ever since we moved here.
12.Can you recognize that nice major who mailed us a check for the fair?
13.She always forgets which direction to take to go to Baguio.
14.I cant explain why Lilian gained so much weight in a weeks time.
15.Lets face it; we need more space & we have to exert more effort to get it.
16.Steve sells sea shells while his father sell space suits.
17.If we cant find our way to the radio station, were going to head back for
the train station.
18.My mothers entertaining some guests tonight; everyones asked to help
entertain them.
19.What became of the seven famous men who were members of the first
space flight?
20. Kevin met his death in the midst of a tennis game.