Practice Makes Perfect

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practice makes perfect Basic 
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18. Do you know where that witch put my whistle?
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19. I guess I am guilty of knocking over that column.
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x
20. How could I have known that the campaign was in February?
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21. I doubt that the lamb and the calf will be friends.
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22. The whale had a knife, a badge, a limb, and a comb in its stomach.
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x
23. I guarantee that this cream will remove the wrinkles on your forehead.
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24. My knuckles ache from knocking so hard on the door.
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25. He needs discipline because he doesn’t listen.
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26. Do you remember the chorus and the rhythm of the hymn?
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27. We love to walk and talk along the calm river in autumn.
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28. He wants a receipt for the anchor he bought.
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29. My tongue is numb because of all the chlorine in the pool.
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30. I saw a ghost when I climbed to the top of the castle.
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Pronunciation Exercises 
297
P·27
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of 
GH
Sometimes 
gh
 is not pronounced in words.
night sigh caught bright ought
x 
x 
x 
x 
x
Sometimes 
gh
 is pronounced as an 
f
 sound in words.
laugh cough enough tough rough
f f f f f
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. The candleli
gh
t is bri
gh
t enou
gh
.
x x f
2. The firefighter needs his flashlight to go into the buildings.
x 
x
3. The draught beer from that nightclub made me feel lightheaded.
f 
x 
x
4. I had a nightmare around midnight last night.
x 
x x
5. How much does your granddaughter weigh?
x x
6. There is a water trough for the thoroughbreds near the old sleigh.
f x 
x
7. The drought has been tough for everybody.
x f
8. You prepare the dough and I will make the doughnuts.
x x
9. The moonlight and the sunlight shine through the skylight in my bedroom.
x 
x 
x x
10. I am nearsighted and my husband is farsighted.
x 
x
11. You ought to go to bed early on a weeknight.
x 
x
12. You are right again, he sighed.
x x
13. I thought you said you brought a lighter to start the fire.
x 
x x
14. That was a frightening eight-hour flight.
x x x
15. The man is changing the lightbulbs in the streetlights.
x x
16. Your daughter is a thoughtful and delightful girl.
x x x
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17. Turn off the lights in the house during the daylight hours.
x 
x
18. He is a rough and tough fighter.
f 
f x
19. I might lighten my hair for the summer.
x x
20. Go straight to the end of the highway.
x 
x
21. The audience burst into laughter.
f
22. There is a bright spotlight on the top of the snowplow.
x x 
x
23. The police did a thorough search in the neighbourhood tonight.
x 
x x
24. She has enough makeup to last her a lifetime.
f
25. What is your height and weight?
x x
26. My neighbour caught a bad cold and he is coughing a lot.
x x 
f
27. All right, you can use my green highlighter.
x 
x
28. The lightning hit the lighthouse and caused a lot of damage.
x 
x
29. I don’t have a pen; I have a pencil though.
x
30. Although they fight often, they are good friends.
x x
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Pronunciation Exercises 
299
P·28
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of Contractions with 
Who
, 
What
, 
Where
, 
When
,
Why
, and 
How
When 
who
, 
what
, 
where
, 
why
, and 
how
 are contracted with 
is
 using 
’s
,
s
 must be firmly pronounced. 
who is 
→
who’s
what is 
→
what’s
where is 
→
where’s
when is 
→
when’s
why is 
→
why’s
how is 
→
how’s
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. Where’s the bathroom?
2. What’s the date today?
3. How’s the weather in Chicago?
4. Who’s the guy with you?
5. When’s the next bus?
6. Why’s he leaving so early?
7. Where’s the beach?
8. What’s her name?
9. How’s the food?
10. When’s your birthday?
11. Why’s it so cold in the basement?
12. Who’s the boss?
13. Where’s my watch?
14. What’s the answer?
15. How’s that possible?
16. Who’s at the door?
17. When’s it over?
18. Why’s she crying?
19. Where’s the remote control?
20. What’s for supper?
21. How’s the water?
22. Who’s your doctor?
23. When’s a good time to meet?
24. Why’s the grass green?
25. Where’s my other shoe?
26. What’s new?
27. How’s Mike?
28. Who’s he talking to?
29. When’s he going to be here?
30. Why’s there a dent in my car?
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practice makes perfect Basic 
English
P·29
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of the Contraction 
’LL
When the personal pronouns 
I
, 
you
, 
he
, 
she
, 
it
, 
we
, and 
they
 are contracted with 
will
,
the double 
l
 is firmly pronounced.
I will 
→
I’ll
you will 
→
you’ll
he will 
→
he’ll
she will 
→
she’ll
it will 
→
it’ll
we will 
→
we’ll
they will 
→
they’ll
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. It’ll be late when I get home.
2. I’m sure she’ll be here in the morning.
3. We don’t think he’ll like it.
4. If you don’t tell them, they’ll never know.
5. They said that they’ll try to come Saturday night.
6. Hurry or we’ll be late.
7. I’ll call you later.
8. You’ll be sick if you eat that.
9. We hope you’ll receive it before the end of the week.
10. I think it’ll be on special next week.
11. She said she’ll meet us downtown.
12. I don’t think he’ll apply for the job.
13. They’ll let us know the results next week.
14. You’ll never guess what she did in class today.
15. I’ll be home for Christmas.
16. He’ll work in the basement and I’ll work in the kitchen.
17. Be careful. It’ll bite you.
18. She said that she’ll be okay.
19. We’ll never give up.
20. He’ll spend the summer with friends in Calgary.
21. It’ll give us the opportunity to meet and discuss this.
22. He said he’ll be back in a few days.
23. Don’t worry. I’ll never tell anyone your secret.
24. I wonder if they’ll notice the dent in their car.
25. Diana didn’t bring her lunch today, so I’ll give half my sandwich to her.
26. He’ll make supper and she’ll make dessert.
27. Count on us, we’ll be there.
28. I’m certain that you’ll win the race.
29. Do you know if it’ll rain again tomorrow?
30. I have a surprise for you and it’ll make you very happy.
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Pronunciation Exercises 
301
P·30
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of Negative Contractions
The following negative words can be expressed using contractions. The 
n’t
 sound must be 
firmly pronounced.
are not 
→
aren’t 
has not 
→
hasn’t
were not 
→
weren’t 
have not 
→
haven’t
do not 
→
don’t 
will not 
→
won’t
does not 
→
doesn’t 
could not 
→
couldn’t
did not 
→
didn’t 
would not 
→
wouldn’t
was not 
→
wasn’t 
should not 
→
shouldn’t
is not 
→
isn’t 
had not 
→
hadn’t
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. Jennifer isn’t my cousin.
2. It doesn’t matter.
3. We don’t speak Japanese at home.
4. They weren’t in school yesterday.
5. You wouldn’t be late for school if you got up earlier.
6. We hadn’t eaten, so we stopped for a pizza.
7. You shouldn’t say that in class.
8. It didn’t break when I dropped it.
9. She couldn’t sleep, so she turned on the TV.
10. He wasn’t at church this morning.
11. They haven’t been here before.
12. You won’t regret it.
13. The flowers aren’t for you.
14. John and Jim weren’t at the meeting.
15. The mailman hasn’t come yet.
16. Mary wouldn’t mind if I borrowed her book.
17. The dogs didn’t bark when you rang the bell.
18. She hasn’t called yet.
19. I don’t remember your phone number.
20. Mark doesn’t drink or smoke.
21. I hadn’t noticed that you were wearing my shoes.
22. It shouldn’t be a problem.
23. You haven’t touched your food.
24. They don’t play hockey together.
25. He wasn’t on the bus after school.
26. We won’t be able to visit you.
27. I couldn’t believe what he was saying.
28. Those customers didn’t leave a tip.
29. It wasn’t very funny.
30. He doesn’t work very hard in class.
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practice makes perfect Basic 
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