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Pronunciation exercises: intermediate

By Miles Craven

Level: Intermediate Type: Teaching notes

Pronunciation exercises for intermediate students.

Download the worksheet and the MP3 files at the bottom of the page.

1 . Listen and repeat these words. Do they begin with /ch/ or /sh/? Writeeach word in the correct column.

shirt checked shorts chicken cheese chef

/sh/shirt______________

/ch/checked______________

2. Listen and repeat these words. Each word ends in the sound /?/.

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3. Listen and make a note of the words y ou hear. Then listen and repeat.

/l/blindlightcloudsfly

/r/brightrightcrowdsfry

4. Listen and repeat these words. Can y ou hear /s/ or /z/ at the end? Writeeach word in the correct column.

twist bruise slice movies shoes mouse

/s/twist______________

/z/bruise______________

5. Listen and repeat these words. The stress is at the beginning, but oneword is different. Write down the odd one.

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6. Listen and repeat these words. The stress is in the middle, but one wordis different. Write down the odd one.

repellent mosquitoes medical binoculars emergency

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7 . Listen and repeat these words. Each word has -ea in the middle but oneword sounds different. Write down the odd one.

greasy weak steak tea cheap read

8. Listen and repeat these words. Each word ends in the sound /k/.

energetic artistic enthusiastic guidebook silk

9. Listen and repeat these words. Is the stress at the beginning or in themiddle? Write each word in the correct column.

sy mpathetic sociable genuine argumentative uncaring generous

sy mpathetic______________

sociable______________

10. Listen and repeat these words. Do they end in /d/ or /t/? Write eachword in the correct column.

confused embarrassed even-tempered

striped checked organized

/d/confused______________

/t/embarrassed______________

11. Listen and repeat these words. Do they contain the sound /a/ or /e/? Write each word in the correct column.

ankle head leg fan math belt

/a/ankle______________

/e/head______________

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Web Editor | Tue, 14 Jan 2014 4:58 pm

Dear Jon,

Apologies and many thanks for pointing out the missing audio. I've added this to the page so y oushould be able to see file 11 now.

jonwilton26 | Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:44 pm

Thanks very much for this useful resource. May I ask where audio file no. 11 has gone to? Thanks,Jon

Web Editor | Fri, 26 Oct 2012 2:39 pm

The 12 audio files are all located under 'Related resources'. The worksheet was prev ious called a'recording script' so this has been changed to 'worksheet' to make this clearer. We hope y ou enjoy

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using this resource!

nicolaides | Thu, 25 Oct 2012 6:19 pm

where can I find the MP3 and the worksheet?

Anony mous | Tue, 17 Apr 2012 9:46 am

Cannot find worksheet of mp3 file to download at the bottom of the page as indicated. Pleaseprovide material for downloading.

Nadia | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 9:13 pm

There is a spelling mistake on Number.6 - Repellent.

Web Editor | Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:33 am

Please accept our apologies for the error on this page - it has now been corrected. Thank y ou fordrawing our attention to it.

uwcgirl | Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:44 am

Y es, one of my real bugbears is when textbooks and teachers get things wrong. Very confusing forthe students and even more so in this particular case. Please get the /ch/ and /sh/ answers sortedout.

Marcia Whitney -Schenck | Thu, 24 Mar 2011 1 :30 pm

/ch/shirt Is this a mistake? Marcia, Chicago_______/sh/checked_______

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