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English
P·37
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of
OI
and
OY
The letter combinations
oi
and
oy
have the same pronunciation in many words.
enj
oy ch
oice j
oy b
oil cowb
oy
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. Is there a pearl in the
oyster?
2. She is paran
oid that the picture
will appear in the tabloid.
3. My dog is my l
oyal friend.
4. I have to put
oil in my car.
5. That boy ann
oys everybody in his class.
6. What is that horrible n
oise?
7. We used a wooden duck as a dec
oy.
8. I have an app
ointment at the empl
oyment office.
9. The t
oys are all over the floor.
10. I need some c
oins for the vending machine.
11. Did the aster
oid hit the earth?
12. We will add some new s
oil to the vegetable garden.
13. I wrote a v
oid cheque for my new empl
oyer.
14. He really enj
oyed that sirl
oin steak.
15.
I need aluminium foil to wrap the leftovers.
16. Please j
oin us for breakfast.
17. Do you want me to br
oil or b
oil the potatoes?
18. He did everything to av
oid the accident.
19. This cake is so m
oist.
20. I prefer to use a ballp
oint pen.
21. She was disapp
ointed with her final mark.
22. Mark wants to be a cowb
oy when he grows up.
23. I put
ointment on the cut on my finger.
24. She dropped her keys in the t
oilet.
25. There is a lot of m
oisture in the basement.
26. Is that a p
oisonous snake?
27. I didn’t recognize your v
oice on the phone.
28. I spilled my coffee on my book and destr
oyed it.
29. You have to make a ch
oice today.
30. Did you attend the r
oyal wedding?
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Exercises
309
P·38
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of
R
and
L
The sound of
r
and
l
do not exist in all languages; therefore these sounds must be learned.
ro
lle
r go
ri
lla ho
rrib
le
rea
lly
lotte
ry
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1.
Litt
le
rabbits
like
lots of
leafy
lettuce dai
ly.
2. I
rea
lly
like
re
lish.
3.
Late
last night,
La
rry
lea
rned a va
luab
le
lesson.
4. Ou
r specia
list in
labou
r re
lations won the
lotte
ry.
5.
Like
Lau
ra and
Roy,
Robe
rt and
Lenny
rea
lly
like
round
lo
llipops.
6. A
re you
ready fo
r the e
lection?
7.
Read the
lette
r out
loud.
8. That was a ho
rrib
le ho
rro
r fi
lm about cate
rpi
lla
rs.
9.
Let
Randy
light the o
ld oi
l lante
rn.
10.
Lenny
lost his
luggage at the ai
rpo
rt.
11. I a
lways make
lemonade with
rea
l lemons.
12. Big
rabbits
raise
litt
le
rabbits that
run and
leap a
ll a
round the
rivers and
lakes.
13.
Leave my
red
ru
ler on the tab
le.
14.
Rake the
leaves
right now,
La
rry.
15. The go
ri
lla
left the
last vani
lla wafe
r for
Leo the
lion.
16. The
Ro
lls-
Royce that
Lucy
rented
runs
rea
lly we
ll.
17. The
love
ly
Russian
lady wo
re a
la
rge,
red
raincoat to the
ra
lly.
18. My
land
lo
rd asked for the
rent that was
late.
19. I wi
ll bo
rrow the ye
llow ro
ller f
rom
Lau
ra.
20.
Li
ly rea
lly
looks
like
Ro
ry.
21. I
regu
la
rly
look in my
rea
rview mi
rro
r.
22.
Rick
ro
lls
round
rocks on the
road.
23. Ro
ll the ye
llow ba
rre
l down the hi
ll.
24. Can I bo
rrow you
r ba
lle
rina s
lippe
rs tomo
rrow?
25. He
llo Ha
rry, hu
rry or we wi
ll miss the fe
rry.
26. I have a
lle
rgies and I need a
refe
rra
l f
rom my docto
r to see a specia
list.
27. Sti
r in the cu
rry.
28. It’s not a te
rrib
le e
rro
r, M
r. Mu
rry, you
r account is
rea
lly in a
rrea
rs.
29. De
rrick is b
lind and he
reads B
rai
lle.
30.
I want four egg
ro
lls and a bow
l of
rice.
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English
P·39
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of Words Ending in
-ABLE
Words ending with the suffix
-able
have the meaning of “to be able or capable of.”
cap
able favor
able avail
able desir
able advis
able
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. I have a new port
able computer.
2. Be careful because gasoline is flamm
able.
3. Bathing suits are not exchange
able.
4. We are unable to avoid the inevit
able.
5. Are these items tax
able?
6. The horses were excit
able and uncontroll
able during the parade.
7. Their business was very profit
able last year.
8. Many road accidents are avoid
able.
9. Extra charges may be applic
able.
10. I don’t think this decision is appeal
able.
11.
All your goals are achievable in life.
12. I prefer dispos
able contact lenses.
13. His medical condition is cur
able and oper
able.
14. It will en
able you to live an enjoy
able and comfort
able life.
15. You are not employ
able if you have no skills.
16. Is my bike fix
able?
17. It is prefer
able if you wear a more fashion
able dress to the event.
18. Her behavior in class is unbear
able, intoler
able, and deplor
able.
19. That is a reason
able and prob
able forecast.
20. Be careful, that vase is break
able and irreplace
able.
21. I prefer
this car because it is affordable and has adjust
able seats.
22. Are the two of you
able to come to an amic
able agreement?
23. It’s not accept
able if the city doesn’t have a consider
able amount of drink
able water
avail
able.
24. It is desir
able for a manager to be approach
able.
25. They said that everything in the store is negoti
able.
26. My new puppy is hugg
able, lov
able, and ador
able.
27. It is admir
able that you give nonperish
able food items to charit
able organizations.
28. If you are not
able to swallow your pill, it is advis
able that
you buy chewable tablets.
29. It is favor
able to have a reli
able and depend
able partner.
30. Are recharge
able batteries biodegrad
able?
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311
P·40
EXERCISE
Pronunciation of Words Ending in
STS
and
SKS
The letter combinations
sts
and
sks
at the end of nouns and verbs are difficult to
pronounce for nonnative speakers. Try saying the word without the final
s
a few times
and then add the final
s
separately.
ne
sts assi
sts di
sks che
sts a
sks
Listen carefully and repeat the following sentences.
1. He has a collection of African ma
sks on his wall.
2. I participate in all the conte
sts at school.
3. Do you believe in gho
sts?
4. She tru
sts you.
5. I had two te
sts at school today.
6.
Elephants and walruses have tusks.
7. Do you know if Santa Claus really exi
sts?
8. My teacher assi
sts all the students in my class.
9. Most denti
sts agree that this product is better.
10. The exam consi
sts of many difficult questions.
11. You know what your ta
sks are, so you can begin.
12. A chef always has many whi
sks in his kitchen.
13. Our fore
sts are in danger.
14. My mother du
sts the furniture every week.
15. There are two ne
sts in the tree.
16. She a
sks the same question every day.
17. It co
sts a fortune.
18. I made several li
sts for our camping trip.
19. He inve
sts all his money in gold.
20. She insi
sts that we attend the meeting.
21. Do we have enough for all the gue
sts?
22. This is a long movie and it la
sts for four hours.
23. We put the new po
sts for the fence in the ground yesterday.
24.
I really like to talk to artists.
25. We have new de
sks at school.
26. None of the scienti
sts, biologi
sts, astrologi
sts, or analy
sts could explain it.
27. My father is a fireman and he ri
sks his life to save others.
28. There are many treasure che
sts at the bottom of the ocean.
29. I don’t eat the cru
sts on sandwiches.
30. My grandfather re
sts every afternoon before supper.
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