Pronunciation Practice

 

Pictures are taken from Dale, P., & Poms, L. (2005). English Pronunciation Made Simple. Pearson Education, Inc

Instructions: After listening to the sentences, open Microsoft Word on your computer and dictate all the sentences so you can verify if you are correctly pronouncing the contrasting words.

 

Set 1

He met with his friends.

He´s your mate and my brother.

 Set 2

Charlie bet that he could win the game.

They used worms as dive bait.

Set 3

Mary fed her goldfish.

Ann uses a lot of bleach, so the colors of her clothes fade.

Set 4

Robert ate less pizza than John.

The new blouse has a lot of lace.

Set 5

That pen is mine.

He has pain in his foot.

Set 6

The child let his coat.

The teacher was late.

Set 7

The umbrella was wet.

Students wait for the school bus.

Set 8

They get the trophy in the competition.

A passenger opened the gate to enter the plane.

Set 9

This shirt is red.

In the bank,  there is a raid.

Set 10

The couple wants to wed on the beach.

Rescuers had to wade a river to reach the missing children.

Pronunciation exercises created by Teacher Maricel Orozco Pérez