Pronunciation and Conversation, Class 3

 By Nate Feldman

Say each pair out loud. Focus on the vowel sound differences.

  • each / itch
  • leave / live
  • sleep / slip
  • wait / wet
  • pepper / paper
  • fence / faints
  • Luke / look
  • who'd / hood
  • stewed / stood
Activity: Read these sentences aloud:
  1. I leave work early but live nearby.
  2. I want to sleep, not slip on the floor.
  3. Please wait, don’t get wet.
  4. The pepper is next to the paper.
  5. The fence looks like it faints in the fog.
  6. Luke took a look outside.
  7. Who'd wear a hood in summer?
  8. The soup is stewed, not stood too long.
Listening: Listen and choose the word you hear in each sentence.
  1. I will ______ early today.
    A) leave  B) live
  2. Don’t ______ on the floor.
    A) sleep  B) slip
  3. Please ______ here.
    A) wait  B) wet
  4. Pass me the ______.
    A) pepper  B) paper
  5. The ______ is broken.
    A) fence  B) faints
  6. ______ is my friend.
    A) Luke  B) look
  7. ______ take the jacket?
    A) who'd  B) hood
  8. The meat is ______ slowly.
    A) stewed  B) stood
  9. I __________next to the door.   A) stewed       B) stood

For discussion:

1. What are things that make you itch?
2. What is something you do each day you are here?
3. Did you slip on something before?
4. How much sleep did you get last night?
5. Do you put a lot of pepper on your food?
6. What do you use paper for?

Listening Activity: You will listen to a story about Tom.  Take some notes, and then summarize the story with your partners.  

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