Vowel Sounds 1

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Vowel Sounds 1

Pronunciation - information and contents

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.

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-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_ _