SECTION 5: ENDING SOUNDS im Pink and orange * Consonant groups at the end of words & — Some words have one consonant sound at the end. Listen. ‘stop sick (ck is 2 letters but only 1 sound /k/) @P Some words have groups of two or three consonant sounds at the end. Listen. ‘stops (ps is 2 sounds) scamp (mp is 2 sounds) six (x is 1 letter but 2 sounds /k»/) ‘stamps (mps is 3 sounds) soxth (xth is 3 sounds /es8/ Em FP Listen and repeat these words with two consonant sounds at the end. Be careful - don't put a vowel sound between the consonants. arrived ask build dance (OIE A Listen and repeat these words with three consonant sounds at the end. Be careful ~ don’t put a vowel sound between the consonants. asks builds crisps danced helps sixth ~, stamps, lay we don't pronounce all the consonant Sounds clearly. Listen. iapcotast), a mn) Ger'tsteamg | Santis bellelge es English Pronunciation in Use (Elementary) 44‘Section A Sounds and speling 454545, : Exercises 26.1 Usten and circle the word you hear. m1 cold colder 6 old older 2 cold colder 7 sent centre 3 dance dancer 8 sent centre 4 dance dancer 9 fast faster 5 old older 10 fast faster 26.2 18s Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat Listen and complete the sentences with words from Exercise 26.1. 1 Yesterday was .cold__., but today’s 2 My wife's a good ~ _ but f can’t aa, 3 I'm... than you, but not t00 ....... t0 learn English. — my dauger to buy sore things in he shopping — = _- but the train's Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat. 45Last week Consonant groups across words HID @ sometimes a word ends with a consonant or a consonant group, and the next word starts with a &) lupertand fer Wee [EID (4D Sometimes the sound of one of the consonants changes. Listen and repeat. consonant or consonant group, and you pronounce the consonants together as a group. Listen and repeat. this time a plane_ticket a pop_star an English_dlass the next_word orange juise ¢his_moraing time to go an old_castle ‘A pop star An old castle Sometimes you don't hear all the consonants clearly. Listen and repeat. stup_the game stolp) the game lost_week last) week tick to work baci) 10 work and. then an(a) then put your beg.down put your ba(a) down fen ten_boys {n sounds like m) ten_git's (n sounds like /1/) good gocdbye (d sounds like b) goed goal! {d sounds like g) (ERI) 9 F the same consonant sound comes at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word, you usually hear it only once, but longer than normal. Listen and repeat. ten_nights this summer some_money enough food stop_playing agood_day a black eat call_later English Pronunciation in Use (Elementary) 46nv ‘Section A Sounds and speling Exercises Listen and complete the sentences. EXAMPLE ‘Were you at the ....last___ meeting? DV Se€ YOU eenennennnem WEEK. (2 Have a... time. 3 Have a ww oe holiday. 4 oes Mea call, 3 me an email, ba me how you are. 7 me a letter. 8. mea present. Check with the Key. Then listen again and repeat. 2.2. Undertine the consonant groupsacross words in these sentences. is really ) EXAMPLE ae VV ZN wate toxlay._) This is the last, time, > er It's really warm today. Try this sentence. Idon’t know what to do. Look through all the photos. Check the answer. Td like to ask you something. Is this the right place? Thaven’ listened to this CD yet. The meeting's on Monday. 10 The potatcxs aren't cooked yet. wr Lsten to check your answers, Check with the Key, Then listen and repeat. COVA sun Ss Englth Pronunciation in Use (Elementory) 47