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Section A Sounds and speling
Exercises
Read this note and find four /ro/ words and four /ea/ words.
Dear Mary, 3
V4 really pleased yon can come to the theatre with ws tonight.
We've got seats upstairs, near the front. See you there!
Sarah
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leal 1 Mary. 2 comes
listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.
Complete these sentences with /ra/ and fea words.
1 She's got FAH. Ben»
2 The ch. are under the st 5
3. How many y—. have you lived h__.
4 There’s a man with ab. sitting in the s___
5 Speak up! I can’t h. you.
6 It’s acl. day — you can see for miles.
Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then
listen and repeat.
Listen. Can you hear an /t/ sound after the /ra/ or /ea/ in the underlined words? Circle the correct
answer.
EXAMPLE
See you next year. hl
1 Sce you next year. kf
2 We're from England —what about you? //
3 Bye — take care! hl
4 Bye — take care! Ad
5 Where shall we meet? hd
6 Where shall we meet? Ah
Check with the Key.
Listen and repeat these poems.
ve had these ears ‘4536 When nobody's there
a hundred years. I don’t care what | wear,
Well, no, not realy and | sit on the stair
but very, very nearly! with my feet on a
Listen and circle the word you hear. Check with the Key. If any of these are difficult for you, go to
Section £3 Sound pairs for further practice.
1 near! knee (> sound pair 2)
2 birdI beard (> sound pair 20)
3 wear! way (sound pair 21)
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