reading aloud part 1 - pronunciation (o' level oral examination)

Paper III‘b’, ‘d’, ‘f’, ‘h’,

‘j’, ‘k’‘l’, ‘p’, ‘r’, ‘s’

and ‘v’

Pronunciation

b Betty bought a bit of butterBut she found the butter bitter,So Betty bought a bit of better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Do drop in at the Dewdrop Inn.d

Four furious friends fought for the phone.f

How was Harry hastened so hurriedly from the hut?h

James just jostled Jean gently.Jack, the jailbird, jacked a jeep.j

My cutlery cuts keenly and cleanly.k

Literally literary

Larry sent the latter a letter later.

l

Lucy lingered, looking longingly for her lost lap-dog.

PAT-A-CAKE, pat-a-cake baker's man.

So I will, master, as fast as I can;Pat it and prick it and mark it with

T,Put it in the oven for Tommy and

me.

p

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Tongue Twister

Round the rugged rocks, the ragged rascal ran.

Reading and writing are richly rewarding.r

Six thick thistle sticks

The shrewd shrew sold Sarah seven sliver fish slices.

Sister Susie sat on the sea shore sewing shirts for sailors.

s

Ten tame tadpoles tucked tightly in a thin tall tin.

Two toads, totally tired, trying to trot to Tewkesbury.

t

A tree-toad loved a she-toadWho lived up in a tree.He was a two-toed tree-toad,But a three-toed toad was she.The two-toed tree-toad tried to winThe three-toed she-toad's heart,For the two-toed tree-toad loved the groundThat the three-toed tree-toad trod.But the two-toed tree-toad tried in vain;He couldn't please her whim.From her tree-toad bower,With her three-toed power,The she-toad vetoed him.

Tongue Twister

Vincent vowed vengeance very vehemently.

Vera valued the valley violets.v

k t th

To pronounce these sounds prominently

To read ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds in given passages

bankranktankblankflank

sinkkinklinkpinkmink

blinkbrinkdrinkstinkrink

dockmock flock clockshock

pickbricklickclickflick

backpackblack whackstack

k

rentlent benttentvent

boatcoatfloatgoatmoat

cathatratbatfat acrobat

aristocratbureaucratbabysatadvocate

t

thethis

theseTheresa

thermometer

monthlybathroomruthless

ArithmeticMathemati

cs

th

The ‘th’ sound…phrases Under the weatherOne or the otherBothersome bathing Featherweight fatherRhythmic hum of the

thornbillEither this or that That was then, this is

now…

The ‘th’ sound… sentences

The fact is that he is the threat to the Fatherland. He has to be interrogated thoroughly.

The ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds…all at once

If you think you are safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts occur within three kilometres of the victim’s home. People often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a second thought. They leave things out in the open, where thieves can easily spot them. Items worth thousands of dollars can be stolen in a tenth of a second. So be thoughtful. Only you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully. Thieves do.

Even though my father is a weatherman, he can’t predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain or not. Neither can the other people who work with him. They say there’s only a thirty percent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it’s pouring. They predict snow, and there’s nothing for another five days. Then, there’s blizzard. So rather than trust my father’s weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach. I ask my mother.

The ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds…Time to show off!

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