IPA Pronunciation Drills
English Fluency Training for BEST Staff
and Students
i (ee)neatleakbeatbean
feelheatpeel
I (ih)knitlickbitbinfillhitpill
i (ee)seatleasthealdeansealbeadfeet
I (ih)sitlisthilldinsillbidfit
i (ee)speakstealpeatdeedread
I (ih)spick
stillpitdidrid
ε (eh)
netbetBensetlesthellpen
æ (a+ε
) gnatbatbansatlasthalpal
ε (eh)
denmenbedpeckhemKenlend
æ (a+ε)
danmanbadpackhamcanland
ε (eh)
sendbend
penthead
said
æ (a+ε)
sandbandpanthadsad
a (aw) notlockcopdockcothot
∂ (uh) nutluckcupduckcuthut
a (aw) dawnhogcododder(tick) tock
doll
∂ (uh) donehugcududdertuckdull
a (aw)
shockpotshotboglaunch
∂ (uh) shuckputshutbuglunch
æ (a+ε)
haghatratrackblackpatmassbag
a (aw)
hoghotrotrockblockpotmossbog
æ (a+ε
)cadracket
catlackflackaxchap
a (aw)codrocket
cotlockflockoxchop
ä (ah) naughtboughtcaughtfallPaulgallhaul
o (ou) noteboatcoatfoalpollgoalhole
ä (ah)Saulmallcallballtallstallsaw
o (ou)soulmolecoalbowltollstolesow
ä (ah)chalkfawngnawcaused
pause
o (ou)chokephone
knowcoastpose
U (ih+u
h) lookpullfullshoul
dwouldcouldstoodhoodsoot
u (ooh) Lukepoolfoolshooe
dwooedcooedstewe
dwho’dsuit
tscatsbatswattshatshitsbitsmatspats
tchcatchbatchwatchhatchhitchbitchmatchpatch
ssacksealed
Sewsubtlepussylastplus
shshackshieldshowshuttle
pushylashed
plush
sclassmessbrasslasscrassbasssue
shclashmeshbrashlashcrashbashshoe
ssewngasSaulsakesame
shshowngashshawlshakeshame
bbanbatbailboatbuysbowel
bigger
vvanvatveilvotevisevowel
vigor
bbuyingbasebentballetbanishbannsbeer
vvyingvaseventvaletvanishvansveer
bbenderberryboysboltbest
vvenderveryvoicevoltvest
ppadpailpastpaintpilepickleplatter
ffadfailfastfaintfilefickleflatter
ppackedporkpatterparepacedpartpansy
ffactforkfatterfarefacedfartfancy
pparsepanningpassionpawnpeas
ffarcefanningfashionfawnfees
ttanktietruetinnierteamoatsforttentfate
θ thankthighthroug
hthinnerthemeoathsfourthtenthfaith
teightbroug
htdebttickettorntreadtreetrusttaugh
t
θ eighthbrothdeaththicke
tthornthreadthreethrustthoug
ht
ddaydaredenbreeder
ridingwordyload
ð theytheirthenbreather
writhingworthyloathe
dsuedDandensefaderDiether
uddersudden
ðsoothethanthencefeatherthitherothersouthern
dbroader
seedwaderleaderbreed
ðbrotherseetheweatherleatherbreathe
scrscreamscreech
scrimpscrapescramscrollscratch
sprspringsprigsprungsprangspreesprinklesprawl
slslipslapsleptslamslumpsleepslouch
smsmallsmellsmacksmearsmilesmoothsmoke
snsneeze
snake
snack
snow
snipsniffsnob
ndlandsandbrand
grand
blend
kindmind
nchinchhunch
lunchranchbranch
staunch
pinch
ptaptweptpeepedhelpedsippedcopedbeeped
ftliftlaughed
swiftriftleftdraftpuffed
ktfactimpact
looked
soaked
packed
achedact
xtboxed
axednextfixedtextvexed
mixed
stlistjustlostleasthostghostmust
stslistsfistswristshostspostsboasts
coasts
spclasp
lispaspgaspwasp
wispgrasp
spsclasps
lispsaspsgasps
wasps
wispsgrasps
That’s all for now. . .
A lot more next meeting...