pronunciation 04

Unit 4: /i/ //
seen sin /sin/ /sn/
How to make the sounds
To make the /i/ sound, raise the middle of your tongue high in your mouth and tense your muscles into a
smile. Make a voiced sound. For //, relax your muscles but keep your tongue in the same position.
Exercise One: Word Repetition
Listen to the following words from the tape and repeat.
Pete heat lip kipper
leak cheap miss gin
scene ether chip grin
believe seen live pill
leave breathe bin quiz
Exercise Two: Minimal Pairs
Listen to the following word pairs from your tape. Repeat them, being careful to make the
distinction between the two sounds.
pit Pete bitch beach
living leaving gin Jean
bid bead pick peak
mid mead lick leak
live leave grin green
Exercise Three: Phrases with /i/ //
Listen to your tape. You will hear phrases of words that either contain the sound /i/ or //. As
you listen to each phrase, write i on the line if you hear /i/, or I on the line if you hear //.
1. _____ 4. _____ 7. _____
2. _____ 5. _____ 8. _____
3. _____ 6. _____ 9. _____Exercise Four: Minimal Pair Distinction
Part One: Listen to your tape. You will hear the sentences below, but only one of the
italicized words will be spoken. Circle the word which you hear.
1. John and Sarah were living/leaving happily.
2. Sally took the bins/beans to the warehouse.
3. The orchard workers picked/peeked most of the day.
4. The team needed Jean/gin to win the game.
Part Two
Listen for the missing words and write them in the spaces provided.
5. The farmer had only one _______________.
6. He had to _____________ the chickens.
7. The baseball player _____________ the ball before the game.
8. Tim had to have a ______________


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