Pronunciation Drill
(Vowel Sounds)
General Instructions
Using your knowledge from our discussion on “Vowel
Sounds,” record yourself reading your chosen reading
passages. Choose only one (1) reading passage and one
(1) sentence passage . Submit your video to the Google
Drive link provided in the instructions.
PASSAGE 1:
/ɪ/
pit
/ʌ/
cut
/i/
sheep
/ə/
about
Sentence Passage:
“The sheep choose to lap
/e/
pay
/o/
row
water near the pit, where a
/ɛ/
pet
/ɔ/
fork
hard fork cut the pet's pay,
/æ/ lap
/ʊ/
/ɑ/
/u/ choose
hard
tomb
and someone spoke about
a row over a tomb.”
PASSAGE 2:
/ɪ/
hit
/ʌ/ luck
Sentence Passage:
/i/
beach
/ə/
“After some luck at the
complete
/e/ late
/o/ hole
/ɛ/
/ɔ/
bed
hole, took a walk to the
walk
beach late at night, left his
bull
hat on the bed, and tried
/æ/ hat
/ʊ/
/ɑ/
/u/ include
park
park, he hit the bull near a
to complete a task to
include everyone.”
PASSAGE 3:
/ɪ/
pick
/ʌ/ jump
/i/
heat
/ə/ system
/e/ train
/o/ boat
Sentence Passage:
“In August, the system let
the train start with absolute
heat, making the cushion
/ɛ/ fret
/ɔ/ august
/æ/ wag
/ʊ/ cushion
wag, fret, and pick at the
/ɑ/ start
/u/ absolute
boat.”
jump as the dog began to
PASSAGE 4:
/ɪ/
lick
/ʌ/
cover
/i/
leak
/ə/
pilot
Sentence Passage:
“The pilot threw a bullet
/e/ race
/o/
road
/ɛ/ test
/ɔ/
caught
/æ/ ham
/ʊ/
/ɑ/ flag
/u/ threw
bullet
down the road, where a leak
caused a race to test the flag,
and a lick of ham was caught
under the cover.”
PASSAGE 5:
/ɪ/
lit
/ʌ/
fuss
/i/
feed
/ə/
carrot
/e/ lake
/ɛ/
jet
/æ/ glass
/ɑ/
park
/o/ coat
/ɔ/
form
/ʊ/ wood
/u/
soup
Sentence Passage:
“I lit a fire by the lake and
fed ducks from a glass jar in
the park, wearing a coat I
found in a jet-black form
beside the wood, sipping
hot soup.”