WORKSHEET 4
1) Listen to these phrases and write in the correct symbol (/0/ or /6/) above the words
1. another thing to consider is..
2. in theory
3. the truth is that.
4, the growth rate
5. a further theme
6. they thought that.
7. this method
8, beneath the surface
9. this therapy might be used to.
10. youth culture
2) Listen to the pronunciation of the following words and write them under the correct heading in the table.
decision — version — dimension — occasion ~ conclusion — discussion — expression — admission ~ expansion —
supervision — confusion — erosion
/-genl fen!
3) Listen to the pronunciation of the words below and write them under the correct heading in the table.
‘measure — pressure ~ closure ~ assure ~ ensure ~ pleasure — leisure - exposure
13a Lfel4) Listen to the following words containing the sound /j/ in words starting with “y”
yet — young ~ yellow — year ~ yesterday
5)The j/ sound also appears at the beginning of some words starting with ‘u’. Identify the words below that
are pronounced /jut/
T,union Suunclear—_| 9. usual
2. unless 6, unique 10, uranium
3. uniform | 7. useful 11. until
4-uncle username | 12. urgent
6) Sometimes the /j/ sound in the middle of words is not represented by any letter. Listen the following
words and mark the position of the /j/ sound.
1. fuel 4 education | 7. rescue
2. view 3. cube 8. distribute
3. argue 6. few 9. assume
7) Listen and repeat the following minimal pairs, paying attention to the difference in pronunciation
Tvs. G1 _Iflvs. AGL
ship - chip shoes - choose
‘shop - chop cash - catch
[share - chair washed - watched
dishes - ditches
8) Listen to the following utterances and transcribe the missing words.
1, There’s a small ‘on the card which stores your personal data.
2. You can pay with or by cheque
3. Farmers need to dig to drain the soil.
4.The____value has shot up by 30 per cent!
5. Youcan____ which topic to write about for your assignment.
6. The sample should be___ina five per cent saline solution before analysis.
9) Consider the following minimal pairs based on the opposition between /tf/ and /ds/. Circle the phonemic
transcription that matches the word you hear.
1. Isantf/- (sacs) | 4. /Afank - /dank!
2. jaf) - indy 5. Pbaetf - oaeds/
3. /exds/ - /entf/ 6. Asp! - /dsizp!