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Phonetic Word Practice Exercises

The document provides a list of words organized into categories to practice different phonetic elements: - Words without initial consonants, words for backward chaining from initial consonant blends, phrases, and single words. - Minimal pairs to practice distinguishing similar sounds like /s/ vs /z/ and vowel contrasts like /ɜr/ vs /ɔr/. - Near minimal pairs and clusters of words to focus on specific phonetic elements or blends. The word lists are intended to help with phonetic skills like identifying sounds, sound-letter correspondences, blending, and distinguishing similar sounds.

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Phonetic Word Practice Exercises

The document provides a list of words organized into categories to practice different phonetic elements: - Words without initial consonants, words for backward chaining from initial consonant blends, phrases, and single words. - Minimal pairs to practice distinguishing similar sounds like /s/ vs /z/ and vowel contrasts like /ɜr/ vs /ɔr/. - Near minimal pairs and clusters of words to focus on specific phonetic elements or blends. The word lists are intended to help with phonetic skills like identifying sounds, sound-letter correspondences, blending, and distinguishing similar sounds.

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WORD PRACTICE

No Initial Consonant:

Ape, up, ebb, eat, it, eight, out, ought, odd, orc, add, aid, ache, oak, egg, if,
off, ace, ass, “s”, us, ice, eyes, ash, each, itch, ouch, age, edge, urge, aim,
“M”, in, on, urn, own, eel, ill, ale, all, owl, oil, ink, end, arm, old

Backward Chaining:

“King” – walking, talking, making, looking, working, taking, baking, hiking,


soaking, licking, wrecking, stacking, breaking, lurking

“Key” – monkey, donkey, Mickey, lucky, duckie, hanky, Blinkey, wonky

Words and Phrases:

Waist, wait, wake, wave, weigh, web, wet, well, west, wag, one, won, wash,
watch, wok, wood, wolf, walk, wall, Wilma, warm, whirl, work, worm, world,
Wally, Waldo, Wanda, why, wine, wipe, wire

Year, yell, yes, yak, yap, yacht, yard, young, yuk, yum, you, yolk, yawn,
Yolanda

Lead, leap, leaf, lick, leek, lift, lean, Laa Laa, lid, lace, lame, late, lay, let,
lamb, lap, last, lock, log, love, lunch, lasso, letter, ladder, look, loaf, load, low,
long, learn, little, loud, lion, lie, line, like, lime, light, Lulu

Read, rich, rig, rim, Robin, Rattie, rat, ring, rip, wrist, race, rage, rail, rain,
rake, ray, red, rack, rock, Ron, run, roof, room, rope, robe, rose, row, Ronald,
wrong, round, rice, ride, write, Rin-Tin-Tin

The Teddies in Bananas in Pyjamas are Amy, Morgan and Lulu. The
Bananas are B1 and B2, and the other main character is The Rat in a Hat.

Me, meal, mean, meet, Mickey, Minnie, milk, mail, make, men, man, map,
March, mud, moo, moon, move, mouse, mice

Knead, neat, knit, nib, name, nail, neigh, neck, nap, knock, knot, none, nut,
nose, gnaw, nurse, noise, knife, nice, nine

Boat, beat, bite, boot, beet, beat, beet, bat, Bert, bit, bought, bait
No Final Consonant:

Pee, pay, Pooh, paw, purr, pie, pow, poi, Pa

Bee, bay, boo, bore, burr, buy, bow, boy, bar, bow

Tea, two, tore, tie, toy, ta, toe

“D”, day, do, door, die, dough

Key, Kay, coo, core, cur, cow, coy, car

Gay, goo, guy, go

Four, fur, far, foe

“V”, vie, vow

Sea, say, Sue, sore, sir, sigh, sow, soy, sew

Zoo, zee

She, shoe, shore, shy, show

He, hay, who, her, high, how, hoe

Chew, chore

“G”, “J”, jaw, joy, jar, Joe

Me, May, moo, more, my, Ma

Knee, neigh, gnaw, now, no

Lay, Lou, law, lie, low

We, way, woo, war, why, wow, woe

Ray, roo, raw, rye, Roy, row

Word Practice:

Toe, tie, toll, talk, torch, tear, tore, tall, town, tight, Tinky Winky, Thomas,
Terence
Dig, dip, dish, Dipsy, die, deck, duck, doll, dark, dot, desk, door, dome, dirt,
dial, dice, dive

Key, king, kiss, cage, Ken, cake, Kate, case, cab, calf, cow, cash, cap, car,
card, corn, comb, come, cool, cook, coach, coast, coat

Goose, game, gate, girl, gum, goat, gold, gown, go, ghost, Gordon

He, heap, Rat in a Hat, Henry, heat, heel, hill, hip, hit, hiss, hair, head, hen,
hand, hat, heart, hop, hot, hug, hut, hoop, hush, hook, hoe, hold, high, hole,
hose, horse, hawk, hope, horn, hide, hive, happy

Feast, feed, feel, feet, fig, fin, fit, fish, fair, fall, fan, fat, farm, fast, fun, food,
foal, foot, phone, force, fork, four, fern, fight, file, fine, fire, five, Fred

Vase, vest, vet, van, vat, vote, voice, vine, Vegemite, Vera Violet Vinn

Seal, sit, seat, sock, seed, sum, sick, sun, sing, suit, sail, sew, same, soap,
sell, soak, sack, sold, sad, salt, sip, sauce, sink, saw, sea, sort, sword, side,
Sam I Am, Celeste

Zip, zoo, zoom, Zach, Zed, zebra

She, sheep, sheet, shin, ship, shake, shape, shave, shed, shell, shack, shut,
sharp, shock, shop, shoot, show, shine, shawl, shore, shirt, short, shout, shy,
Shawn

Thief, thick, thin, thing, think, thank, thatch, thong, thud, thumb, thump, thaw,
thought, third, thirst, thigh

Cheep, cheek, cheese, cheer, chick, chin, chip, chase, chair, chest, chimp,
chat, chop, chew, choose, chalk, chore, child, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Jeans, jeep, Jack, jar, jam, jet, jug, jump, juice, jelly, joke, Jeff

Week, weed, weep, wheat, wheel, whip, wick, wig, win, wind, wing, whale

Vowel Contrasts:

ER VS OR – bored bird, cord curd, Paul pearl, bought Bert, short shirt, torn
turn, call curl, lawn learn, walk work, warm worm, fawn fern, born burn, a
bored bird, a warm worm, a short shirt, a course curse

ER – pearl, shirt, purr, bird, purse, burn, burst, term, turn, dirt, girl, curve, fern,
fur, third, thirst, search, serve, sir, shirt, chirp, church, nurse, nerd, learn,
worm, squirm, search, hurt, earth, surf
UH VS AH – cub cab, rush rash, cub cab, rush, rash, truck track, bud bad, cut
cat, hut hat, mud mad, bug bag, cup cap, fun fan

UH VS EH – duck deck, bunch bench, bug beg, nut net, money many, bud
bed

Singletons:

Pea, peach, peel, peep, pig, pick, pill, Po, pink, paint, paste, pay, peck, peg,
pen, pest, pet, [an, park, poor, pool, post, purr, pie, pile, Piglet, Pooh, Percy

Bee, beach, bead, bean, beat, big, beak, bin, bear, Barbie, Barney, bell, baby,
bird, balloon, bed, best, back, bus, boot, nook, ball, bowl, bone, bore, bored,
Bobo, bike, buy, bite, Babar, but, butt, bad, bud, beard, bird, bed

Teach, tease, team, tent, tick, tip, tin, tail, Ted, tell, tack, tap, top, tape

Peas bees, buy pie, bear pear, sip zip, big pig, tore door

Clusters:

Scream, screen, scratch, scrub, screw

Stream, string, strawberries, strum, streetlight, street, strong, straight,


struggle, stretch, strict, strain, stripes

Crash, crawl, crutches, crab, cry, crayon, crane, crack, crumb, cross, crew,
crow, crowd, crown

Green, grass, greet, grapes, grouch, grow, Grover, great, grin, grill

Triangle, track, trash, tractor, train, treasure, trick, trumpet, tree, trolley, truck,
trap, trio, tray, trim, trophy

Dream, draw, drive, drum, dragon, dress, drop, drill, drip, drink

Bradley, Bruce, Brett, Brendan, Brian, bricks, brown, bronco, branch, bright,
bread, broken, broom, bride, branches, break, breaking, Bryony, Brenda,
Briane, Bronie, Brianna

Speech, spill, spit, space, spark, Spice Girls, spot, sponge, spud, spoon,
spider, Spiderman, spine, spire, spy
Steam, stick, stay, stairs, steps, stag, star, stop, stamp, stone, stork, stoop,
sty, stir, stool

Prince, princess, pram, prawn, prune, pretty, proud, price, prize

Clean, Clag, clock, cloth, clog, club, claw, clothes, clever, close, clown, cloud,
climb

Fleece, flea, flip, flake, flame, flag, flat, flash, flay, flock, flute, floor, flute,
flower

Smell, small, smart, smash, smog, smudge, smoke, smile

Snail, sneeze, snip, Sneeches, snake, soap, snooze, snow, snore, snort

Knees squeeze, no snow, naught snort

Nap snap, mash smash, small mall, smile mile, Mac smack

Low glow, lip flip, lap clap, loud cloud, lock block, leap sleep, lean clean, lime
climb, low blow, love glove

Rash trash, ray tray, rim trim, rain train, rain train, rack track, Rick trick

Root fruit, rat brat, red bread, rip drip, rain train, row throw

Scoop stoop, school stool, scout stout, score store, sky sty, skate state, skill
still, scamp tramp

Minimal Pairs

Cap gap, gate Kate, game came, gum come, coat goat, coast ghost, cot got

Cord caught, Bert bird, wade wait, wed wet, bad bat, bead beat, write ride, sat
sad, sort sword, hid hit, pot pod, feet feed, wrote road, wheat weed

Peck peg, buck beg, pick pig, lock log, back bag, stack stag, tack tag

Cup cub, nip nib, cap cab, lap lab, rope robe

Peach beach, town down, fan van, pole bowl

Ron wrong, pin Ping, win wing, thin tin

Thin fin, thaw four, thought fort, thread Fred, thorn fawn, three free, thirst first
Vase bars, vest best, vat bat, “V” “B”, vote boat, van ban, vow bow, very berry

Lawn yawn, Lou you, lap yap, less yes, lucky yucky, luck yuck

Near Minimal Pairs:

Pie spy, peach speech, pot spot, pit spit, pin spin, pill spill

Leap sleep, lip slip, low slow

Sails scales, sip skip, see ski, sore score

Sick stick, sack stack, seal steal, soup stoop

Take stake, talk stork, tar star, tack stack, top stop, tool stool, tick stick

Best beast, Burt burst, wet west, coat coast, goat ghost, wait waist, net nest,
pet pest, feet feast, vet vest

Wing swing, weep sweep, well swell, wheat sweet, witch switch

Key ski, cat scat, car scar, core score, cool school

Nail snail, knead lead, nip lip, night light, name lame, knock lock, neigh lay, no
low, nine line, knot lot, nap lap

Mog smog, file dial, fish dish, fan Dan, four door, five dive, foam dome, fig dig

Suit shoot, sock shock, sore shore, sip ship, sack shack, sour shower, seat
sheet, Sue shoe

Sold fold, sauce force, sort fort, six fix, sole foal, cell fell, sole foal, sore four

Sun fun, seed feed, sound found, seat feet, seal feel, socks fox, saw four,
sunny funny, sat fat, sign fine

Gnaw shore, knee she, nip ship, nine shine, neat sheet, shut nut, no show,
knock shock

Wok lock, wine line, weed lead, white light, week leek, weigh lay, wet let, wick
lick

Why lie, wake lake, wait late, weep leap, wink link, Wally lolly

Sign shine, sew show, sip ship, saw shore, sock shock
Gnaw saw, nine sign, nails sails, kneel seal, neat seat, nip sip, knock sock, no
sew

Hole foal, hairy fairy

Hut shut, heap sheep, how show, hair share, heat sheet, hip ship

Sauce horse, soup hoop, sold hold, side hide, sit hit, sand hand, suit hoot,
sole hole, soap hope, seat heat, sip hip, seal heel

Line sign, low sew, lock sock, long song, lick sick, lip sip, lend send, lift sift,
lead seed, look sook

One run, wig rig, wing ring, wok rock, whale rail, wake rake, weed read, witch
rich, wave rave, west rest

Feel wheel, fig wig, fight white, fork walk, fall wall, fish wish, feel wheel, full
wool, fail whale, fade wade

Vest west, veil whale, vine wine, vet wet, volley Wally, Vic wick

Mash match, dish ditch, wish witch, wash watch, cash catch, hush hutch,
crush, crutch, marsh march

Shops chops, shoes choose, ships chips, share, chair, Shane, chain, shin
chin, sheep cheep, shock chock

Lots dots, log dog, lazy daisy, leap deep, love dove

Pronunciation:

“A” hay, “E” he, “I” high, “O” hoe, “U” who, eye high, air hair, old hold, eel heel,
art heart, edge hedge

Arm farm, eel feel, air fair, in fin, oar four, ace face, ill fill, oh foe, ox fox, ale
fail

“R” car, art cart, ache cake, oar, core, ape cape, air care, old cold, aim came,
ill kill, arm calm, off cough

“SH” shower hour, share air, shy eye, shake ache, shape ape, shawl all, shell
“L”, shout out
“L” seal eel, seat eat, sad add, soak, oak, sold old, saw oar, soil oil, sour hour

In tin, eye tie, ache take, aim tame, air tear, ape tape, old told, art tart

Us bus, ape tape, out shout, eye pie, eel peel, air chair, ache take, old fold

Hop top, hall tall, horn torn, high tie, hose toes, hair tear, hen ten, hot tot

Hat fat, hit fit, hold fold, hive five, horse force, hall tall, heel feel

Hall shawl, head shed, horn Sean, horn Shawn, harp sharp, hop shop, hook
shook, high shy

Rat rash, out ouch, write rice, cat catch, late lash, hut hush, mat match, road
rose, hit hiss, coat coach

Deer tear, die tie, din tin, doll toll, door tore, doze toes, dent tent, dead Ted,
dim Tim

Jeer cheer, joke choke, jeep cheap, Jane chain, jaw chore, jump chump, jest
chest, gin chin, Jess chess

Car tar, core tore, cape tape, cub tub, cool tool, cap tap, key tea, call tall, corn
torn

Gaze daze, gig dig, go doe, game dame, gust dust, gum dumb, gash dahs,
grip dip, grab drab, groan drone, gate date, got dot, Guy die, guide died

Sort fort short, sore four shore, sign fine shine, sell fell shell, seat feet sheet

Tea team, tie tide, hoe hope, play plane, car calf, pea peep, low load, shoe
shoot

High hide, see seat, shoe shoot, she sheep, cow couch, sore sort, sea seed,
say save

Buy bike, sew soap, ow out, bee beach, pie pile, row road, moo move, car
card

Minimal Pairs Singletons:

Tear chair, tease cheese, tin chin, top chop, talk chalk, ticks chicks, tiled child,
tip chip, tips chips, tore chore, two chew

Sore chore, sum chum, sip ship, sick chick, sat chat, Sue chew, silly chilly,
soak choke, suck chuck, sill chill, search church

Phrases:

Moses supposes his tosies are posies of roses, but Moses supposes
erroneously, if Moses’ tosies are posies of roses, where’s the posy of roses
Moses supposes his tosies to be?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, a peck of pickled peppers Peter
Piper picked, if Peter Piper picked the peck of pickled peppers, where’s the
peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

AH BAH PAH TAH KAH

Varnish, tarnish, balm, laughing, chaffing, drafting, Psalm

Yellow leather, red leather, yellow lorries, red lorries

TH F V TH F V TH F V…

Word Drills:

Band bend, sand send, land lend, tanned tend, manned mend, panned pend,
latter letter, fatter fetter, batter better

Man men, pan pen, bat bet, bad bed, back beck, ban Ben, wan Wren, mat
met, Dad dead, pack peck, fan fen, than then, sat set, had head, wrack wreck

Sentence Drills:

Saturday handling a bat racquet happier

Sandy paddle Stanley sand castle damage

Understand anxious manager answer

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