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Ex. 1 Practice the following words and phrases. Mind the pronunciation of difficult consonant clusters.

[ð - z], [θ-s]

Elizabeth's things

Smith's theme

the next months

two-fifths

three-sixths

baths

bathes

booths

clothes

truths

breethes

depths

paths

months

[s-ð]

It's the second door to the left. What's the time?

What's this? What's that?

What’s that got to do with it? That's the idea.

It took place less than four hours ago. That's the latest news.

[z-ð]

Who’s this? Here's the play. It was always the same.

It was as simple as that. I suppose that's right.

You can't use this ticket. Is this seat taken?

Is that you Dick? Is that а fact?

Is that so? Can’t you close that window?

Whose watch is this? Why has the light gone out?

Where's the bus stop? Here's the waiter.

Is there anything in it?

I heard them laughing as they were leaving the room.

It was the best place to swim from.

This is the most difficult problem we've ever had to solve.

It was almost the same style as the cathedral we saw in London.

[s-θ], [θ-s]

The horse thief was soon found out.

She has very nice things. They pass through the city.

We sailed on the North Sea.

His fourth sister died very young.

[z-θ]

Eve is thin. They say these things again and again.

On Thursday she was three.

[v - w] [f - w]

a glass of warm milk a pair of worn-out shoes

a piece of white cloth a lot of wide streets

a fortnight of wet windy weather leave wonderful memories

twelve white sheets of paper receive warm letters

achieve wonderful results receive wide recognition

There was a smell of wet grass, and the moon was out.

The face of one of them was familiar to me.

I can't believe what you say.

What have we got to eat, mum?

Once there was a man whose wife was dumb.

There's no hope of winning.

[v - f - w ]

Give Will a glass of wine. Steve wants to quit at once.

Have we got the tickets? We've won the game.

Love will find a way. I love working.

If we see him, we can send him to you.

He half wished he hadn’t done it.

5.7 Linking [r]

When the spelling of the word ends in the letter “-r” (or “-re”) and the following word begins with a vowel the sound [r] is very often (but not always) inserted at the junction of these words. The inserted r-sound is called a linking [r]. E.g.: never again but: a roar of laughter, an error of judgement.

Sound Drills

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