VOWELS | |
/ i / | eat,least, bead,seed |
/ ɪ / | it,list,build,symbol |
/ eɪ / | taste,date,wait,shade |
/ ɛ / | test,fell,ready,pen |
/ æ / | cat,ran,sack,hat |
/ ɑ / | cot, drop,father,modern |
/ ʌ / | cup,color,love,flood,sudden |
/ ɔ / | All,boss,caught,dawn |
/ oʊ/ | hold,crow,toe,hope |
/ ʊ / | cook,could,woman |
/ u / | blue,too,do,flew |
/ ɜ / | girl,world,heard,shirt |
/ a ɪ / | time, eye,nice,fine |
/ a ʊ/ | how,round,found,loud |
/ ɔ ɪ/ | toy,enjoy,coin,broil |
A. /i/ - /I/
PHRASES
eat with it
sit on the seat
choose these or this
meet someone with a mitt
wears green with a grin
mean to miss thatInstruction Underline words that should be pronounced with /i/ and /I/ in the sentences and paragraph below.One line for long /i/ and two lines for short /I/. Practice reading aloud.
SENTENCES
You want me to eat something even if you haven't tried it yet.
I hope you'll meet someone with a mitt.
She's wearing a grin and a green dress.
Take your time and choose this or these.
Please sit down on any of the seats there.
She's wearing a grin and a green dress.
Take your time and choose this or these.
Please sit down on any of the seats there.
PARAGRAPH
Please eat something before you go. It's not good for you to go home without eating anything! Yo may sit anywhere. These are good. And this too! Eat as much as you can.
B. / eɪ/ - / ɛ /
PHRASES
eight that I met
reason for the set
take it to the tent
make a mess
rain the rest of the day
safe to sendInstruction
Underline words that should be pronounced with / eɪ/ - / ɛ / in the sentences and paragraph below.One line for long / eɪ/ and two lines for short / ɛ /. Practice reading aloud.
SENTENCES
I met eight of your friends this morning.
She has a reason for setting the trophies that way.
Since it rained,they had to take your bag to the tent.
If you make a mess,be sure to clean it up.
Sadly, it rained the rest of the day.
It was now safe to send the package.
Since it rained,they had to take your bag to the tent.
If you make a mess,be sure to clean it up.
Sadly, it rained the rest of the day.
It was now safe to send the package.
PARAGRAPH
I can see that the party goers really made a mess. Be sure to stay so you and your friends can clean up after they leave. You should do it right away! Don't wait until ten!
C. / æ /- /o/
WORDS
Apple | Soccer |
Ask | Top |
Snack | Follow |
Wrap | Cod |
Tap | Stop |
PHRASES
ate apple and watched soccer
asked to put it on top
wrapped the cod
tapped the watch that stopped
snack to follow soon
wraps at the shop
SENTENCES
He watched soccer while eating an apple.
The child asked to put the star on top of the tree.
The seller wrapped the cod.
When the watch stopped , he tapped it a few times.
I know you’re hungry, but snacks will be served soon.
Fred wraps gifts at the shop.
PARAGRAPH
When people watch soccer, they are engaged in a number of activities.
They maybe eating an apple. They maybe wrapping cod. The may be tapping a watch that just stopped.
/ ɑ / - / æ /
WORDS
Arm | Apple |
Heart | Happy |
Part | Pat |
Respond | Acid |
Encore | Anchor |
PHRASES
apple on her hand
a happy heart
part where she pats on the head
she typed palace in her palm
an encore for the anchor
respond to the acid remark
SENTENCES
I want to have more apples on my hands.
Many people want to have many hearts.
Jane likes the part when she pats her dog on its head.
His father bought a Palm pilot and typed “palace” into it.
They love the anchor ceremony so much, they asked for an encore.
John refused to respond to the man’s acid remark.
PARAGRAPH
Some people just love to eat apples. You often see them munching on an apple. They like to do so because it gladdens their hearts. They also like it because it’s good for their health and it doesn’t do them any harm.
/u/- /ju/
WORDS
Moo | Muse |
Soon | Shoe |
Food | Feud |
Rude | Use |
Boot | Beauty |
PHRASES
moo at the muse
with shoes so soon
fueled the feud with food
rude use of language
no beauty gets booted
who are the few
SENTENCES
Keep the cow so it doesn’t moo at the muse.
Jane promised to return soon with her new shoes.
I think the feud was fueled when the wrong kind of food was served.
Please avoid the rude use of language.
Don’t worry because no beauty gets booted here.
They belong to the few who stood up to the giant and won.
PARAGRAPH
How are you? As you promised, you’d be back soon with your new shoes on. I’m sorry. We didn’t mean to be rude, but while you were away, many of us got hungry, so we already ate some of the food.
/o/ or /ou/ - / ɔ /
WORDS
Boat | Bought |
Load | Laud |
Oat | Ought |
Coal | Call |
Hole | Haul |
PHRASES
bought a boat
loaded with lauds
ought to eat oats
call for the coal
don’t ignore the dawn
hauled it out of the hole
SENTENCES
John bought an expensive boat.
That truck is loaded with lauds.
If you want to have your fill of fiber, you ought to eat oats.
The coal-fired plant supervisor called for more coal.
Don’t ignore the breaking of the dawn.
The team hauled the treasure chest out of the hole.
PARAGRAPH
We were on the outside looking in. We saw a truck that was being loaded with lauds. We wanted to find out where they got the lauds from, so we stayed awhile longer until the last laud was loaded. Sadly, none of the loaders knew anything about where the lauds came from.
