Pronunciation Practice

VOWELS

a speech sound that is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction and is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Example :

Long

A.Syimbol (/ɑ:/)

1.      Starfish /stɑ:fisy/n

2.      Architect /ɑ:kitek/n

3.      Archipelago /ɑ:ki’pelago

4.      Stewardess /stiwaɑ:dis

5.      Funnel /fɑ:ni

6.      Filter funnel /filte fɑ:ni

7.      Sharp /syɑ:p/Adj

8.      Correct /kɑ:rekt

9.      Dark /dɑ:k

10.  Branch brɑ:nc

B.Syimbol /e/

11.  Hummingbirt /haming be:d/n

12.  Color pencil /kale:pensl/n

13.  Protractor /protekte:/n

14.  Binder /bainde:/n

15.  Paper /peipe:/n

16.  Water color /wote:kale:/n

17.  Paperclip /peipe:clip/n

18.  Eracer /iraise:/n

19.  Corrector /karekte:/n

20.  Photographer /fotogrefe/n

C.Syimbol /i:/

21.  Rice fleld /raiz fi:rd

22.  Sea /si:

23.  Beach /bi:tc

24.  Reacher /ti:ce

25.  Pipette /pi:pet

26.  Beaker /bi:ke

27.  Weak /wi:k/adj

28.  Hairless /hei:les/adj

29.  Sweet /swi:t/Adj

30.  Cheap /Chip:p/Adj

D.Syimbol /ɔ:/

31.  Mortar /mɔ:te

32.  Short /syɔ:t

33.  Small /smɔ:l

34.  Oid /ɔ:d

35.  Look for /luk fɔ:

36.  Corn /kɔ:n

37.  Scorpion /skɔ:pion

38.  Basketball /baeskitbɔ:l

39.  Motor race /motɔ:reis

40.  Baseball /beisbɔ:l

E.Syimbol /u:/

41.  Ruler /tu:le/n

42.  School bag /sku:l baeg/n

43.  Rubber tubing /Rabe cu:bing/n

44.  Test tube /test cu:b/n

45.  Y tube /wai cu:b/n

46.  U tube /yu: cu:b/n

47.  New /nyu:/n

48.  Hornbill /hou:bill/n

49.  Rowing /rou:ing/n

50.  Root /ru:t/n

F.Syimbol /ɜ:/

51.  Fern /fɜ:n/n

52.  Earl /ɜ:l

53.  Hurl /hɜ:l/v

54.  Hurt /hɜ:t/v

55.  Hurdle /’hɜ:dl/n

56.  Perfect /pɜ:fekt/v

57.  Return /ri’tɜ:n/n

58.  Quart /Kwɜ:t/n

59.  Quartet /kwɜ:tet/n

60.  Quirk /kwɜ:k/n

G.Syimbol /ʊ:/

61.  Look /lʊk:/v

62.  Lousy /laʊs:/s

63.  Lout /laʊt:/n

64.  Dowdy /daʊdi:/Adj

65.  Down /daʊn:/Adv

66.  Guru /gʊru:/n

67.  Goods /gʊdz:/n

68.  Hood /Hʊd:/n

69.  Hook /hʊ:k/n

70.  Nook /nʊk:/n

Short

H.Syimbol /ʌ/

71.  Umbrage /ʌmbrij/n

72.  Umpteen / ʌmptienth/Adj

73.  Umpteenth / ʌmptienth/Adj

74.  Unbound / ʌnbawnd/adj

75.  Unbolt / ʌnbowlt/vt

76.  Unbend / ʌnbend/vt

77.  Unbeknown / ʌnbinown/Adj

78.  Unbounded / ʌnbawndid/Adj

79.  Unchain / ʌncein/vt

80.  udder / ʌdə(r)

I.Syimbol /ə/

81.  Abase /əbeiss/vt

82.  Abate / əbeit/vt

83.  About / əbawt/Adv

84.  Abode / əbowd/n

85.  Aboard / əbowrd/Adv

86.  Abet / əbet/vt

87.  Abide / əbaid/vt

88.  Ability / əbilite/n

89.  Able / əibəl/Adj

90.  Ablaze / əblelz/Adj

91.  Account /  ə’kaʊnt/n

J.Syimbol /æ/

92.  Abbey / æbie/n

93.  Absinthe / æbsinth/n

94.  Absolve / æbsalv/vt

95.  Abstain / æbstein/vi

96.  Abstract / æbstrækt/n

97.  Abstruse / æbstruws/Adj

98.  Accede / æksied/vi

99.  Accent / æksent/n

100.                      Accept / æksept/vt

101.                      .Acces / ækses/n

K.Syimbol /ɑ/

102.                      Abet /ɑ’bet

103.                      Abide /ɑ’baid

104.                      Crime /krɑim/n

105.                      Decorate /dekɑreit/V

106.                      Decide /di’sɑid/v

107.                      Decline /di’klɑm/n

108.                      Dine /dɑin/v

109.                      Disinclined /disin’klaɑind/Adj

110.                      Dislike /dis’lɑik/v

111.                      Acclam /ɑ’kleim

Long and Short

L.Syimbol /ɒ/

112.                      Holly :/hɒli/n

113.                      Hop :/Hɒp/v

114.                      Octane :/ɒktem/n

115.                      Offal :/ɒfl/n

116.                      Off :/ɒf/Adj

117.                      Pause /pɒ:z/n

118.                      Pop /pɒ:p/n

119.                      Poppy /pɒp:i/n

120.                      Rob /rɒb:/v

121.                      Rob /rɒb:/n

Thats all. Thanks