1. IPA Pronunciation Drills
English Fluency Training for BEST Staff and Students

2. Vowels
i (ee)
neat
leak
beat
bean
feel
heat
peel
I (ih)
knit
lick
bit
bin
fill
hit
pill

3. Vowels
i (ee)
seat
least
heal
dean
seal
bead
feet
I (ih)
sit
list
hill
din
sill
bid
fit

4. speak steal peat deed read spick still pit did rid i (ee) I (ih)
Vowels
i (ee)
speak
steal
peat
deed
read
I (ih)
spick
still
pit
did
rid

5. ε (eh) æ (a+ε) Vowels net bet Ben set lest hell pen gnat bat ban sat
last
hal
pal

6. ε (eh) æ (a+ε) Vowels den men bed peck hem Ken lend dan man bad pack
ham
can
land

7. Vowels
ε (eh)
send
bend
pent
head
said
æ (a+ε)
sand
band
pant
had
sad

8. a (aw) ∂ (uh) not lock cop dock cot hot nut luck cup duck cut hut
Vowels
a (aw)
not
lock
cop
dock
cot
hot
∂ (uh)
nut
luck
cup
duck
cut
hut

9. a (aw) ∂ (uh) Vowels dawn hog cod odder (tick) tock doll done hug cud
udder
tuck
dull

10. a (aw) ∂ (uh) shock pot shot bog launch shuck put shut bug lunch
Vowels
a (aw)
shock
pot
shot
bog
launch
∂ (uh)
shuck
put
shut
bug
lunch

11. æ (a+ε) a (aw) Vowels hag hat rat rack black pat mass bag hog hot rot
rock
block
pot
moss
bog

12. æ (a+ε) a (aw) Vowels cad racket cat lack flack ax chap cod rocket cot
lock
flock ox
chop

13. ä (ah) o (ou) Vowels naught bought caught fall Paul gall haul note
boat
coat
foal
poll
goal
hole

14. ä (ah) o (ou) Saul mall call ball tall stall saw soul mole coal bowl
Vowels
ä (ah)
Saul
mall
call
ball
tall
stall
saw
o (ou)
soul
mole
coal
bowl
toll
stole
sow

15. ä (ah) chalk fawn gnaw caused pause o (ou) choke phone know coast pose
Vowels
ä (ah)
chalk
fawn
gnaw
caused
pause
o (ou)
choke
phone
know
coast
pose

16. Vowels U (ih+uh) look pull full should would could stood hood soot
u (ooh)
Luke
pool
fool
shooed
wooed
cooed
stewed
who’d
suit

17. ts tch Vowels Consonants cats bats watts hats hits bits mats pats
catch
batch
watch
hatch
hitch
bitch
match
patch

18. s sh Vowels Consonants shack sack shield sealed show Sew subtle
pussy
last
plus sh
shack
shield
show
shuttle
pushy
lashed
plush

19. s sh Vowels Consonants class mess brass lass crass bass sue clash mesh
brash
lash
crash
bash
shoe

20. s sewn gas Saul sake same sh shown gash shawl shake shame Vowels
Consonants s
sewn
gas
Saul
sake
same sh
shown
gash
shawl
shake
shame

21. b v Vowels Consonants ban bat bail boat buys bowel bigger van vat veil
vote
vise
vowel
vigor

22. b v Vowels Consonants buying base bent ballet banish banns beer vying
vase
vent
valet
vanish
vans
veer

23. bender berry boys bolt best vender very voice volt vest b v Vowels
Consonants b
bender
berry
boys
bolt
best v
vender
very
voice
volt
vest

24. p f pad fad pail fail past fast paint faint pile file pickle fickle
Vowels
Consonants p
pad
pail
past
paint
pile
pickle
platter f
fad
fail
fast
faint
file
fickle
flatter

25. p f packed pork patter pare paced part pansy fact fork fatter fare
Vowels
Consonants p
packed
pork
patter
pare
paced
part
pansy f
fact
fork
fatter
fare
faced
fart
fancy

26. p f parse panning passion pawn peas farce fanning fashion fawn fees
Vowels
Consonants p
parse
panning
passion
pawn
peas f
farce
fanning
fashion
fawn
fees

27. t θ Vowels Consonants tank tie true tinnier team oats fort tent fate
thank
thigh
through
thinner
theme
oaths
fourth
tenth
faith

28. t θ Vowels Consonants eight brought debt ticket torn tread tree trust
taught θ
eighth
broth
death
thicket
thorn
thread
three
thrust
thought

29. d ð day dare den breeder riding wordy load they their then breather
Vowels
Consonants d
day
dare
den
breeder
riding
wordy
load ð
they
their
then
breather
writhing
worthy
loathe

30. d ð Vowels Consonants sued Dan dense fader Diethe r udder sudden
soothe
than
thence
feather
thither
other
southern

31. d broader seed wader leader breed ð brother seethe weathe r leather
Vowels
Consonants d
broader
seed
wader
leader
breed ð
brother
seethe
weathe r
leather
breathe

32. scream screech scrimp scrape scram scroll scratch spring sprig sprung
Vowels
Consonant Clusters
scr
scream
screech
scrimp
scrape
scram
scroll
scratch
spr
spring
sprig
sprung
sprang
spree
sprinkle
sprawl

33. slip slap slept slam slump sleep slouch small smell smack smear smile
Vowels
Consonant Clusters sl
slip
slap
slept
slam
slump
sleep
slouch sm
small
smell
smack
smear
smile
smooth
smoke

34. Vowels
Consonant Clusters sn
sneeze
snake
snack
snow
snip
sniff
snob

35. Vowels End Clusters land sand brand grand blend kind mind inch hunch
lunch
ranch
branch
staunch
pinch

36. apt wept peeped helped sipped coped beeped lift laughed swift rift
Vowels
End Clusters pt
apt
wept
peeped
helped
sipped
coped
beeped ft
lift
laughed
swift
rift
left
draft
puffed

37. Vowels End Clusters fact impact looked soaked packed ached act boxedkt
fact
impact
looked
soaked
packed
ached
act xt
boxed
axed
next
fixed
text
vexed
mixed

38. list just lost least host ghost must lists fists wrists hosts posts
Vowels
End Clusters st
list
just
lost
least
host
ghost
must
sts
lists
fists
wrists
hosts
posts
boasts
coasts

39. Vowels End Clusters clasp lisp asp gasp wasp wisp grasp clasps lisps
gasps
wasps
wisps
grasps

40. That’s all for now. . .
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