Pronunciation exercises for WORLD VIEW 2

UNIT 1
A. VOWEL SOUNDS

1. Practice the following vowel sounds and words:

(i) / O / go / goes / going / home / photos / dont / almost

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ (ii) // walk / talk / watch / want / almost

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ (iii) // lunch / Sunday / some / sometimes / husband / does / doesnt / love

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ (iv) // gym / dinner / busy / it / its / with / in

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ (v) /i/ beach / sleep / week / people / eat / eats

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ (vi) / / world / word / work / verb / person / turns / girl

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same vowel sound: _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Place the following words in the correct column according to the highlighted vowel sound: speak each /i/ study live // know sit // no come often perfect / / early always / O / //

B. WORD STRESS: 1. Notice the pronunciation of the strong stressed syllable (TA) and the weak and short unstressed syllable (ti):
____ . ( TA ti ) ____ . . ( TA ti ti)

weekend takeout evening /ivn/ favorite /fevrt/ sometimes

Saturday exercise usually family sentences

Add more words you know or from the Word List that contain the same patterns: _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Place the following words in the correct column: husband workbook doing listening busiest homework frequency watches
_____ . ( TA ti ) ______ . . ( TA ti ti)

C. RHTYHM: 1. Notice the pronunciation of the strong stressed syllable (TA) in stressed syllables and words and the weak and short unstressed syllable (ti) in unstressed syllables and words: (i) ____ . . _____ ( TA ti ti TA) go for walk / Saturday night / visit my friends / go to the gym / finish my work / watches TV / usually works / go to the beach (ii) . ___ . _____ . ( ti TA ti TA ti ) I want to finish / on Friday evening / I sometimes do it / he doesnt like it / before the weekend / go out for dinner / the beach is crowded / its very crowded / on Sunday mornings

2.

Identify the pattern:

(i)

____ . . _____

or

(ii)

. ___ . _____ .

a. What does he do? _____ b. She loves the movies _____

c. Her husband doesnt ____ d. Where do they live? ____