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1. Paper III
‘b’, ‘d’, ‘f’, ‘h’, ‘j’, ‘k’
‘l’, ‘p’, ‘r’, ‘s’ and
‘v’
Pronunciation

2. bBetty bought a bit of butter
But she found the butter bitter,
So Betty bought a bit of better butter
to make the bitter butter better.

3. Do drop in at the Dewdrop
Inn.
d

4. Four furious friends fought for the phone.
f

5. How was Harry hastened so hurriedly from the
hut?
h

6. James just jostled Jean gently.
Jack, the jailbird, jacked a jeep.j

7. My cutlery cuts keenly and cleanly.
k

8. Literally literary
Larry sent the latter a
letter later.
l

9. Lucy lingered, looking longingly for her lost lap-dog.

10. PAT-A-CAKE, pat-a-cake baker's man.
So I will, master, as fast as I can;
Pat it and prick it and mark it with T,
Put it in the oven for Tommy and me.
p

11. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
picked?
Tongue Twister

12. Round the rugged rocks, the ragged rascal ran.
Reading and writing are richly rewarding.r

13. Six thick thistle sticks
The shrewd shrew sold
Sarah seven sliver fish
slices.
Sister Susie sat on the
sea shore sewing shirts
for sailors.
s

14. Ten tame tadpoles tucked tightly in a thin tall tin.
Two toads, totally tired, trying to trot to
Tewkesbury.
t

15. A tree-toad loved a she-toad
Who lived up in a tree.
He was a two-toed tree-toad,
But a three-toed toad was she.
The two-toed tree-toad tried to win
The three-toed she-toad's heart,
For the two-toed tree-toad loved the ground
That the three-toed tree-toad trod.
But the two-toed tree-toad tried in vain;
He couldn't please her whim.
From her tree-toad bower,
With her three-toed power,
The she-toad vetoed him.
Tongue Twister

16. Vincent vowed vengeance very
vehemently.
Vera valued the valley violets.
v

17. k t thTo pronounce these sounds prominently
To read ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds in given passages

18. bank
rank
tank
blank
flank
sink
kink
link
pink
mink
blink
brink
drink
stink
rink
dock
mock
flock
clock
shock
pick
brick
lick
click
flick
back
pack
black
whack
stack
k

19. rent
lent
ben
t
tent
vent
boat
coat
float
goat
moat
cat
hat
rat
bat
fat
acrobat
aristocrat
bureaucrat
babysat
advocate
t

20. the
this
these
Theresa
thermometer
monthly
bathroom
ruthless
Arithmetic
Mathematic
s
th

21. The ‘th’ sound…phrases
Under the weather
One or the other
Bothersome bathing
Featherweight father
Rhythmic hum of the
thornbill
Either this or that
That was then, this is now…

22. The ‘th’ sound…
sentences
The fact is that he is the
threat to the Fatherland. He
has to be interrogated
thoroughly.

23. The ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds…all at once
If you think you are safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts
occur within three kilometres of the victim’s home. People
often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a
second thought. They leave things out in the open, where
thieves can easily spot them. Items worth thousands of dollars
can be stolen in a tenth of a second. So be thoughtful. Only
you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully.

24. Even though my father is a weatherman, he can’t predict with
absolute certainty whether it will rain or not. Neither can the
other people who work with him. They say there’s only a thirty
percent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it’s
pouring. They predict snow, and there’s nothing for another five
days. Then, there’s blizzard. So rather than trust my father’s
weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach. I ask my
mother.
The ‘k’, ‘t’ and ‘th’ sounds…
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