Are you listening-2
Activities
A. Read the following sentences and notice how the pronunciations of the underlined words change when the final ‘e’ is omitted.
i. I
hate
wearing that fluffyhat
.ii. The fish is splashing its
fine
fin
in the water.iii. Rajib could not find his
dime
in thedim
street light.iv. Shaila had a
bite
on a toast and abit
of milk for breakfast.v. I
hope
there will be at least one taxi tohop
in this hour of the night.vi. Sajid wrapped a
tape
around thetap
to seal the leak.vii. My
note
book isnot
in my bag.A3. Read the following poem. The final ‘e’ in the underlined words makes the sound of the vowel ‘u’ a longer one.
Long U loves
June
Long U can sing a
tune
Long U can play the
flute
Long U is really
cute
Long U is never
rude
A2. What happens when the vowel sounds are doubled in a word? You have to stay longer than usual on that sound. Utter the following words with correct pronunciation and match them with the pictures.
i. Foot
ii. Wood
iii. Moon
iv. School
v. Zoo
vi. Geese
vii. Cheese
viii. Beef
ix. Vacuum
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