Word Positions of “a” Sound - / /

The “a”sound is a short vowel sound. The “a” sound can only appear at the
beginning and middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Beginning “a” Middle “a”

alligator / / cannibal / /
appetite / / natural / /
anthem / / camel / /
accident / / calabash / /
angelic / / balcony / /
aspirin / / compatriot / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ a” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Anita has a naturalappetite for cashew.

2. “Arise o compatriot” is part of Nigerian NationalAnthem
3. Add aspirin to the water in the calabash
4. She lost her angelic voice in a motor accident
5. Mike was on the balcony when he saw a camel
 Word Positions of “e” Sound - / /

The “e”sound is a short vowel sound. The “e” sound can only appear at the
beginning and middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Beginning “e” Middle “e”

educate / / relevant / /
exercise / / predator / /
effort / / mention / /
essence / / recipe / /
editor / / yellow / /
exit / / blemish / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ e” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Is it relevant to educate children?

2. What is the essence of phonics revision exercise?
3. Can you mention one predator in the forest?
4. There is a yellowblemish in the recipe
5. The editor made much effort to employ an escort
 Word Positions of “i” Sound - / /

The “i”sound is a short vowel sound. The “i” sound can only appear at the
beginning and middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “i” Middle “i”

importance / / vitamin / /
influence / / privacy / /
informal / / city / /
injection / / direct / /
iguana / / divorce / /
invite / / hinder / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ i” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Don’t invite the doctor to give me an injection

2. The informal letter is not important to Israel
3. Please, don’t direct the married couple to get a divorce
4. Always respect people’s privacy in your city
5. VitaminC does not have a bad influence on your body
 Word Positions of “o” Sound - / /

The “o”sound is a short vowel sound. The “o” sound can only appear at the
beginning and middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “o” Middle “o”

occupy / / holiday / /
oxygen / / model / /
onyx / / phonics / /
obstacle / / chocolate / /
orator / / problem / /
octopus / / roster / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ o” sound
in the underlined words.

1. “Onyx is a precious stone,” said the orator

2. Can oxygenoccupy space?
3. In phonics, we don’t say, “chocolate” (wrong pronunciation) but we say
“chocolate”. (right pronunciation)
4. Is there any problem with the school staff roster?
5. During the last holiday, I learnt how to catwalk like a model
 Word Positions of “u” Sound - / /

The “u”sound is a short vowel sound. The “u” sound can only appear at the
beginning and middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “u” Middle “u”

umbrella / / buffalo / /
uncover / / husband / /
unfaithful / / rubbish / /
unsaid / / buttocks / /
upstairs / / public / /
upright / / custom / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ u” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Please, uncover the umbrella pack

2. The unfaithful servant is now upright
3. If you don’t go away, he will spank your buttocks
4. A good husband should leave some things unsaid about his marriage
5. She found her buffalo toy upstairs
 Word Positions of “s” Sound - / /

The “s”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “s” sound can appear at
the beginning, middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “s” Middle “s” Ending “s”

sandal / / consume / / success / /
Salad / / assume / / campus / /
scarce / / basic / / progress / /
second / / gossip / / confess / /
security / / assembly / / impress / /
serious / / assassin / / embarrass / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ s” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The second type of your sandals is scarce

2. The security officer gave a serioussalute to the waiter who gave him some
chicken and salad
3. Let me assume that you can consume hundred plates of salad
4. On the assembly ground, the basicsix pupils gossip about a familiar
assassin
5. I must confess, Success can’t impress the campusmistress who was
embarrassed by his progress
 Word Positions of “sh” Sound - / /

The “sh”sound is a voiceless consonant digraph. A consonant diagraph is

when two consonants are put together to make a sound. The “sh” sound can
appear at the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “sh” Middle “sh” Ending “sh”

shepherd / / worship / / publish / /
shelter / / bishop / / punish / /
shadow / / bushel / / polish / /
shallow / / bashful / / English / /
shrug / / bushy / / establish / /
shush / / cushion / / embellish / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ sh”
sound in the underlined words.

1. The sheep without ashepherd ran to a shelter when they saw a scary
shadow
2. No bishop lights a candle, during worship service, and hid it under a
bushel
3. The English master will punish any pupil who refuses to polish his or her
English
4. The girl with bushy hair is bashful
5. We shall publish a manual to embellish what they will establish
 Word Positions of “t” Sound - / /

The “t”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “t” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “t” Middle “t” Ending “t”

towel / / maintain / / dessert / /
taxi / / sustain / / desert / /
total / / better/ / report / /
tennis / / bitter / / comfort / /
television / / letter / / passport / /
telephone / / latter / / sport / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ t” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Timothy left his towel and telephone in a taxibecause of the tennis match
on television
2. It is better to accept the bitter truth of the letter
3. There has never been a report that someone had dessert in a desert
4. How can you maintain what you can’t sustain?
5. Comfort, a sport lady, needs a passport to travel
 Word Positions of soft “th” Sound - / /

The soft “t”sound is a voiceless consonant diagraph. The “th” sound can
appear at the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “th” Middle “th” Ending “th”

thousand/ / author / / health / /
thirteen / / method / / worth / /
thirsty/ / earthworm/ / birth / /
throat / / Martha / / earth / /
think / / Arthur / / death / /
thing / / Agatha / / month / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of soft“ th”
sound in the underlined words.

1. Thelmathought of thirteenthousandthings
2. The author used a good method to describe an earthworm
3. Martha and Agatha are friends of Arthur
4. The month of Faith’sbirth on earth was told by another person’s mouth
5. Mathew held his throat and said he was thirsty; indeed, health is wealth!
 Word Positions of hard“th” Sound - / /

The hard “th”sound is a voiced consonant diagraph. The hard “th” sound can
appear at the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “th” Middle “th” Ending “th”

they/ / brother / / clothe / /
that / / bother / / breathe / /
there/ / mother/ / bathe / /
this / / father / / loathe / /
though / / other / / soothe / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of hard “ th”
sound in the underlined words.

1. These are thosethat work there

2. I saw my brother’smother and father
3. “I can breathe the breath of life,” shouted my brother
4. Before you clothe the other children, bathe mine
5. My father loathes rocking a baby but it soothes a crying baby
 Word Positions of hard “p” Sound - / /

The “p”sound is a voiceless sound. The “p” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “p” Middle “p” Ending “p”

pineapple/ / happen / / skip / /
pepper / / support / / stop / /
prayer/ / opposite/ / clap / /
potato / / deposit / / Crap / /
pigeon / / opportunity / / sleep / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ p” sound
in the underlined words.

1. There is no pepper in the pineapple juice

2. I have an opportunity to deposit some money in a bank
3. I say my prayer before I go to sleep
4. Don’t stop the pigeons from eating the pieces of potato
5. Please, don’t clap for the person who doesn’t support what happens in our
class
 Word Positions of hard “ph” Sound - / /

The “ph”sound is a voiceless consonant diagraph. The “ph” sound can appear
at the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “ph” Middle “ph” Ending “ph”

phonics/ / orphan / / paragraph / /
physical / / alphabet / / autograph / /
phrase/ / elephant/ / photograph / /
pharmacy / / typhoid / / digraph / /
phone / / nephew / / homograph / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ ph”
sound in the underlined words.

1. Our phonics instructor made us repeat a phrase

2. My nephew taught an orphan the English alphabet sounds
3. Felix / / visited a pharmacy to cure his typhoid
4. I have the autograph of Mr. Thompson on my phone and photograph
5. Can you hear the digraph in the paragraph?
 Word Positions of“n” Sound - / /

The “n”sound is a voiced consonant. The “n” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “n” Middle “n” Ending “n”

novel/ / dinner / / moon / /
normal / / manner / / soon / /
naval/ / connect/ / town / /
nature/ / funny / / garden / /
national / / winner / / listen / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ n” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Nelson read a novel about a naughtynaval officer

2. Nelly’smanner of taking dinner is funny
3. The town does not have a garden
4. It is not normal to listen to bad advice
5. Mother nature has given us the moon
 Word Positions of“c” Sound - / /

The “c”sound is a voiceless consonant. The “c” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “c” Middle “c” Ending “c”

camel/ / accuse / / magic / /
cucumber / / soccer / / picnic / /
canoe/ / occur/ / fabric / /
colour/ / succumb / / dramatic / /
calender/ / hiccup / / drastic / /
Calabash / / Accolade / / Academic/ /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ c” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The crocodile shook the canoe in brown colour

2. Christy drew a camel and cucumber on my calendar
3. In soccer, a team that does not succumb to defeat gets the accolade
4. If hiccupoccurs during picnic then drink water
5. E – thom believes that there is no dramaticmagic for academic excellence
 Word Positions of“k” Sound - / /

The “k”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “k” sound can appear at
the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “k” Middle “k” Ending “k”

kangaroo/ / market / / week / /
kettle / / worker / / fork / /
kitten/ / banker/ / work / /
kidnap/ / talker / / walk / /
kidney / / walker / / hawk / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ k” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Is a kangaroo bigger than kitten?

2. A careless walker was kidnapped after buying a kettle in a market
3. Fortunate walks to his work place once a week
4. Have you seen the kidney of a hawk before?
5. The banker is not only a brilliant worker but also a talented talker
 Word Positions of“ch” Sound - / /

The “ch”sound is a voiceless consonant digraph. The “ch” sound can appear
at the beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “ch” Middle “ch” Ending “ch”

chocolate/ / teacher / / teach / /
challenge / / preacher / / preach / /
church / / voucher/ / touch / /
chapel/ / archer / / speech / /
charcoal / / achieve / / brunch / /
chicken / / merchant / / torch / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ ch”
sound in the underlined words.

1. Chicken and chocolate are sold near the chapel

2. The preacherchallenged the church assembly to be their brother’s keepers
3. A good teacherteaches well; a good preacherpreaches well
4. The merchant bought a torch which no one should touch
5. The archer was slow in speech because he had not taken his brunch
 Word Positions of“h” Sound - / /

The “h”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “h” sound can only appear
at the beginning and Middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “h” Middle “h”

hospital/ / alcohol / /
heaven / / boyhood / /
harvest / / childhood / /
husband / / perhaps / /
hammer / / behave / /
hygiene / / rehearsal / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ h” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Has your husband been discharged from the hospital?

2. For the harvest, we need a hoe and a hammer
3. Drinking too much alcohol will never take you to heaven
4. Perhaps, I need to visit my childhood friend in the hospital
5. The singer will rehearse on how to behave well on the altar
 Word Positions of“r” Sound - / /

The “r”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “r” sound can only appear at
the beginning and Middle of words in Standard British English.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “r” Middle “r”

radio / / library / /
return / / February / /
roster / / bribery / /
rural / / serious / /
relative / / secretary / /
religion / / barrack / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ r” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Two of my relativesreturned to a ruralarea

2. The morning assembly roster for teachers has been prepared
3. Our secretary added E-thom books to the school library in February
4. Bribery is a seriouscrime against humanity
5. Some soldiers were not allowed to listen to radio in the barracks
 Word Positions of“m” Sound - / /

The “m”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “m” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “m” Middle “m” Ending “m”

machete/ / common / / team / /
money / / command / / swim / /
magazine / / summon / / room / /
medical / / commit / / firm / /
miracle / / communicate / / calm / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ m” sound
in the underlined words.

1. A section of E-thommagazine tells a story of a medical doctor who

performed a healing miracle
2. Michael purchased an expensive machete with his money
3. The soldiers communicate by a commoncommand
4. The law court will summon any government official that commits a crime
5. The team’sfirm decision to swim is wise
 Word Positions of“g” Sound - / /

The “g”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “g” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “g” Middle “g” Ending “g”

guitar/ / swagger / / drag / /
gospel / / dagger / / brag / /
global / / stagger / / drug / /
gander / / legal / / iceberg / /
glutton / / bogus / / flag / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ g” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The gospel artist played the guitar in a global concert

2. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
3. As the drunk held the dagger, he refused to stagger
4. The student swaggered out of the class
5. The claim that HIV can be cured by drugs is bogus (It means, it is not true)
 Word Positions of“l” Sound - / /

The “l”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “l” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “l” Middle “l” Ending “l”

leopard / / collapse / / normal / /
local / / wallet / / vocal / /
language / / fellow / / formal / /
limited / / follow / / modal / /
lieutenant / / ballet / / model / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ l” sound
in the underlined words.

1. E-thom Brainy Academy Limited can polish your English language

2. The lieutenantcolonel misplaced his wallet
3. Can I use a lot of modal verbs in my formalletter?
4. Your vocal cords vibrate when you sound “z”
5. Follow your fellowballet dancer’s dance steps
 Word Positions of“f” Sound - / /

The “f”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “f” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “f” Middle “f” Ending “f”

funeral/ / traffic / / bluff / /
favourite / / buffet / / stuff / /
family / / sufficient / / proof / /
finance / / efficient / / thief / /
final / / buffoon / / chief / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ f” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The family needs finance to organize a befittingfuneral and buffet (self –

service meal)
2. The efficient warden affirms the possibility of preventing a traffic jam
3. There is no proof that the chief is a thief
4. My favouritestuff was misused by a buffoon
5. The school needs sufficient answer booklets for the final exam
 Word Positions of“b” Sound - / /

The “b”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “b” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “b” Middle “b” Ending “b”

basket/ / labour / / disturb / /
beret / / debate / / crab / /
butterfly / / Macbeth / / slab / /
bargain / / rabbit / / scrub / /
bathroom / / blackberry / / grab / /
buffalo / / cobbler / / absorb / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ b” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Brightbought a beautifulbutterflyball and beret for the baker

2. Brain left a basket full of buffalo toys in the bathroom
3. Macbeth who keeps a rabbit is a cobbler
4. “Grab the crab on the slab”, shouted Beatrice
5. Did we bargain on debating any topic?
6. Does Beatrice have a beautifulblackberry phone?
 Word Positions of“j” Sound - / /

The “j”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “j” sound can appear at the
beginning and Middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “j” Middle “j”

jacket/ / subject / /
jeopardy / / object / /
jealous / / pajamas / /
jacuzzi / / cajole / /
justify / / adjective / /
jubilee / / adjourn / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ j” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Being jealous of Janet’sjacket can put our friendship in jeopardy

2. Juliet will cajoleJude to attend her school Jubilee
3. “Phonics, as a subject, is interesting”, said Tommy
4. A pair of Pajamas is one of the objects which I bought
5. “Justify” is not an adjective but a verb
 Word Positions of“z” Sound - / /

The “z”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “z” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “z” Middle “z” Ending “z”

zebra/ / plaza / / jazz / /
zero / / wizard / / buzz / /
zoo / / drizzle / / breeze / /
zealous / / dizzy / / freeze / /
zenith / / lizard / / amaze / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ z” sound
in the underlined words.

1. We have zero number of zebras in the zoo

2. The wizard can transform himself to a lizard
3. When it drizzles, I feel dizzy
4. The buzz of a bee easily amazes me
5. Jazz music is often played at ZenithJazz Club
 Word Positions of“v” Sound - / /

The “v”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “v” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “v” Middle “v” Ending “v”

vegetable/ / heaven / / love / /
valentine / / even / / dove / /
video / / seven / / above / /
violin / / revise / / receive / /
vehicle / / prevent / / beleive / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ v” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The driver kept a basket full of vegetable in his vehicle

2. I have a video disc that teaches how to play the violin
3. Nothing can prevent the seven friends from making heaven
4. I love the doveabove the roof
5. We believe that we share agape love on valentine
 Word Positions of“or” Sound - / /

The “or”sound is a long vowel sound. The “or” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “or” Middle “or” Ending “or”

orphan/ / fourth / / whore / /
organize / / force / / tore / /
organ / / fork / / before / /
ordinary / / cork / / adore / /
order / / afford / / sore / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ or”
sound in the underlined words.

1. The rich orphan cannot order anyone to organize a meeting

2. The organist was given an ordinaryorgan
3. We can’t afford the fourth basket of corn
4. The whoretore the letter before I knew it
5. How could you force the cork open with a fork?
 Word Positions of“x” Sound - / /

The “x”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. The “x” sound can appear at the
beginning, Middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “x” Middle “x” Ending “x”

Xmas/ / excuse / / box / /
X - ray / / excellence / / fox / /
exercise / / ox / /
expect / / tax / /
expel / / apex / /
exit / / complex / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ x” sound
in the underlined words.

1. The motto of E – THOM is “…excellence, our priority”.

2. A thief was expelled out of a shopping complex
3. Excuse me, sir! I expect you to give me a box
4. How can you have your x – ray during x – mas?
5. I was given one exercise book to do some exercises from my Mathematics
textbook
 Word Positions of “w” Sound - / /

The “w”sound is a voiced consonant sound. The “w” sound can appear at the
beginning and Middle of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Beginning “w” Middle “w”

wallet/ / always / /
weapon / / reward / /
worship / / award / /
warrant / / away / /
wardrobe / / await / /
waiter / / between / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ w” sound
in the underlined words.

1. What kind of weapon can you keep in your wallet?

2. What can warrant someone to keep a weapon in their wardrobe?
3. Wendy was always rewarded with an award
4. What is the difference between a traffic warden and traffic watchman?
5. Nothing can warrant me not to worship my creator
 Word Positions of “ck” Sound - / /

The “ck”sound is a voiced consonant digraph. The “ck” sound can appear at
the middle and ending of words.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

Middle “ck” Ending “ck”

bucket/ / clock / /
wicked / / track / /
racket / / brick / /
ticket / / kick / /
rocket / / flock / /
socket / / tick / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ ck”
sound in the underlined words.

1. Stealing another person’s ticket is wicked

2. “Tick! Tick! Tick!” says the clock
3. One bucket is not enough for a flock to drink from
4. The socket was fixed into a brick wall
5. Don’t kick my friend’s racket
 The “b” Sound - / /

The “b”sound is a voiced consonant sound. Act as if you were kicking a ball,
saying b-b-ball. Then, say b-b-b several times.

Word Pronunciation Practice: Beginning ‘s’ sound

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables

ball/ / baboon / / beautiful / /
blood / / butter / / butterfly / /
bread / / balloon / / banana / /
blow / / beret / / benefit / /
blind / / bathroom / / bicycle / /
beg / / basket / / buffalo / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ b” sound
in the underlined words.

1. Baptize the baby baboon with the bat’s blood

2. Butter the bread and blow the balloon
3. The beautiful butterfly believes the blind bat
4. Beg Betty to bring Billy’s beret
5. The bathroom has a basket full of bananas
6. A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed
blood
 The “f” Sound - / /

The “f”sound is a voiceless consonant sound. Flap your hands as if flying in

the air and say f-f-f. then, say f-f-f- several times.

Word Pronunciation Practice: Beginning ‘f’ sound

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables

friend/ / finger / / family / /
fat / / father / / favourite / /
first / / favour / / factory / /
flight / / falcon / / follower / /
flower / / flavour / / funeral / /
firm / / finance / / furniture / /

Sentence Reading Practice

Read out the sentences with Standard British accent taking note of “ f” sound
in the underlined words.

1. My friend’s finest fat finger is like my father’s

2. The first flight favours my family
3. Fabian’s favourite flower is from Falcon Factory in France
4. What’s the flavour of your fellow follower
5. You need a fat finance to form a firm
 The “ue” Sound - / /

The “ue”sound is a long vowel sound. Point to people around you and say
you-you-you (ue-ue-ue). Then, say ue-ue-ue several times.

Word Pronunciation Practice

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

“-ue” “-ue”
due/ / issue / /
sue / / accrue / /
cue / / glue / /
hue / / queue / /

A Short Poem: Rhyming words with “ue” sound

Read out the poem with Standard British accent taking note of the underlined
rhyming words with “ue” sound in bold letters.

The dude is not ready to sue

Someone who gave him a cue

On how to pay the due

To sue is not what to glue

And it is never an issue

 The “z” Sound - / /

The “z”sound is a voiced consonant sound. Act as if you were a bee, with
elbows in and hands flapping and saying zzzzzzzzz. Now, say z-z-z several
times.

Word Pronunciation Practice. Beginning “z” sound

Pronounce the words with Standard British accent.

One Syllable Two Syllables

zip/ / zebra / /
zap / / zero / /
zed / / Zig-zag / /
zit / / zany / /
zoo / / zealous / /
Zain / / zebu / /

A Short Poem: Rhyming words with “ue” sound

Read out the poem with Standard British accent taking note of the underlined
words with beginning “z” sound.

1. Zulu looks like a zealous zebra

2. Zain cannot spell zig-zag
3. She has a zed logo close to his zip
4. The final score of the match was zero-zero
5. Zebu is an animal of a cow family