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Practicing minimal pairs By Claudita Cárdenas
True or false? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CLOSE VOWELS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MID VOWELS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
OPEN VOWELS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
VOWELS
VOWELS
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cross out the word which does not contain the vowel sound on the left. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
4. Listen and circle the symbol that matches the sound of the underlined letters. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],/u:/ /ʊ/ . Practise making the sounds To make the sound /ʊ/,  open your lips a little   and make them a little round. Keep the sound short.
  THE SOUNDS /ʊ/ AND /u:/ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],THE SOUNDS /i:/ AND /ɪ/
Now you … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Complete the statements with the appropriate word
sh ee p
h i t
ee l
s i eve
l ea ve
sh i p
h ea t
i ll
r e ceive
l i ve
Match the similar words ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
ANSWER ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Choose the ______ word out? a. add b. odd

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