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Practice 1 to 6 - Consonants

1: /l/ and /n/

Pronounce the following pairs of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /l/ and /n/.



1 law, nor
2 lay, nay
3 line, nine
4 let, net
5 light, night

 

2: /l/ and /n/

Read aloud the following extracts, paying particular attention to the words beginning with 'l' or 'n'.



1 The laboratory technician forgot to turn off the light last night.
2 Lily locked her belongings in a locker near the language laboratory last night.
3 Nearly nine accidents happened in May last year.

 

3: /t/ and /d/

Pronounce the following pairs of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /t/ and /d/.



1 lent, lend
2 wrote, road
3 bent, bend
4 fate, fade
5 bit, bid

 

4: /t/ and /d/

Read aloud the following extracts, paying particular attention to the words beginning with 't' or 'd'.



1 He had hoped to be successful in his career, but fate decided othewise. His hopes faded.
2 The paintings are a bit too expensive; there is not any bid for them.
3 Juliet couldn't bend her mind to her English studies even though she has a bent for English.

 

5: /k/ and /g/

Pronounce the following pairs of words, paying particular attention to the consonants /k/ and /g/.



1 coat, goat
2 ankle, angle
3 back, bag
4 duck, dug
5 pluck, plug

 

6: /k/ and /g/

Read aloud the following extracts, paying particular attention to the words beginning with 'l' or 'n'.



1 Please put the plug in the outlet. I'm going to pluck the duck which has dug a hole in the garden.
2 Put the heavy bag on your back.
3 Professor Kelogg twisted his ankle carelessly while he was suggesting his students look at the affair from a different angle.

 

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