Vowel Sounds 1

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In this exercise there are four sets of words with the vowels missing and listed separately. In each set, the vowels produce the same sound. The four sounds are /o:/, /a:/, /3:/ and /i:/. Fill in the correct spelling and place one of the phonetic symbols at the top of the column to show the pronunciation.

_____ -ee- -ea- -ei- -ie- -eo- -ey- -e-e ach_ _v_ agr_ _ bel_ _ v _ c_ _ling f_ _ld m_ _t m_ _t monk_ _ p_ _ple rec_d_ s_ _t st_ _m

____ -ou- -a- -our- -aw- -au- -ore- -oar- -aw- b_ _ _ b_ _ _ dr_ _ f_ _ _ l_ _ s_ _ _ s_ _ _ st_ _ _ t_ _ght th_ _ght w_lk

____ -er- -ir- -ur- -ear- -or- b_ _d b_ _n c_ _tain c_ _tain f_ _ f_ _ h_ _ _d p_ _ _l th_ _d t_ _key w_ _k

_____ -a- -ar- -ear- f_ ther f_ _ther h_lf h_ _ _t st_ _

 

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