Pronunciation: Sh, Ch, J, and Y Sounds
Minimal Pairs
shoe chew Jew major mayor etch edge
she chi gee watching washing witch wish
shear cheer jeer year etcher catch cash
ship chip yip pager payer Midge Mitch
shack Jack yak bridges britches leash leech
油炸南瓜饼shin chin gin lashing latches badge batch
shell gel yell ageless h-less much mush
Challenging Words
• jail • chest • stranger • exchange
• share • shrew • shrinking • voyager
• yawn • jinks • fragile • jealousy
• child • chicken • Yankee • January
• sheaf • kitchen • genealogy • childishness
• chief • midget • shadowy • ingenuity
• yeast • yearly • Jill • yen
In Phras
cash register a jet engine Which is which?
Generation X Cajun chicken year of the jackal
wishy-washy a jazz musician the Challenger tragedy
wedge issues yellow jacket tragedy
New Jery shore place your wager pickled jellyfish
Dialogue
A: Which university did you go to?
B: I went to Yale/jail.
A: Oh yeah? When did you graduate/get out?
B: I never finished the last term.
A: What did the genie give you.
B: Three wishes/witches.
A: Oh really? What did you u/need them for?
B: A magic ride in the night sky.
Oral Reading
Jerry and Sherry were very fond of cherry jelly. Every year in July, they would jump in their jeep and head for the orchard, where they would pick a few bushels of the fruit in a jiffy. Then
they would carry their cherished treasure to Sherry's hou, where they would proceed to change the berries into their favorite treat. They ud and old-fashioned recipe, which called for sugar, gelatin, and of cour, jillions of cherries. They stirred the mixture in a huge aluminum pot, then gently poured it into shallow jars. They shared a few samples with the children, but the majority of the batch would be saved until January or February when they could enjoy it even more.
Pronunciation: The "l" Sound
Minimal Pairs
lay ray nay blue brew peel peer
low row no fly fry fall far
lice rice nice flight fright file fire
lake rake play pray trial trier
link rink clock crock little litter
laughed raft glue grew paddle padder
liver river glaze graze isle ire
Challenging Words
• lift • bottle • frugal • Lazarus
• left •ladel• worldly • nevertheless
• lily • cradle • walrus • algorithm
• flu • legal • flailing • illegal
• blitz • leather • lavender • illustrious
• plight • leaflet • alignment • removable
• grail • Luther • terminal • religion
州笔顺• mellow • listless • reasonable • aluminum
• rally • restless • salamander • flawlessly
In Phras
leave it alone lay it on the line All's fair in love and war
小孩牙齿矫正最佳年龄live and let live a calendar girl All's well that ends well
little by little left in the lurch He who laughs lasts
last but not least a naval blockade All the world's a stage
location, location, location a little later Arnic and Old Lace
Dialogue
A: Did you leave the lights on last night?
B: No. Don't look at me like that.
A: But you're always leaving them on.
B: Believe me. I'm not the guilty one.
A: Well, when did you clo the blinds?
暴力女孩
B: About eleven or twelve
女生做什么工作好A: Were they still on then?
B: Let's talk about something el.
Oral Reading
Right after I left the library last night, it started raining. I tried to hail a taxi, but it was uless. They were all filled with last-minute shoppers laden with Valentine's Day gifts for their loved ones. It was really a hassle holding an umbrella in one hand and an armload of books in the other. After a while, a nice little old lady rolled down her car window and offered me a ride. Getting in the vehicle, I slipped and fell into a mud puddle, spilling my books all over the road. What a relief it was to finally get home, plop down on the sofa, and relax.
Pronunciation: The Voiced "th" Sound
Minimal Pairs
thee Dee Lee bathe bade other udder
then den Zen breathe breed father fodder
that teethe tea
they day lay writhe ride
there dare lair loathe load
though dough low
Challenging Words
• feather • the • rhythm • thereupon
• zither • they • rhythmic • therewith
• lather • theirs • therefore
• rather • they've
In Phras
rhythm, rhyme and harmony under the weather teething ring
That was then, this is now one or the other lather, rin, repeat
either this one or that one bathing beauties a feather in her cap
father, mother, sister brother
Dialogue
A: Is your father coming to the gathering this Saturday?
B: No. Neither is my mother.
A: That's too bad. My brother was looking forward to eing them.
B: Well, they're both a little under the weather.
A: Oh, sorry to hear that. Can I nd something or other to cheer them up?
B: Plea don't bother. They'll be fine.
Oral Reading
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 per cent 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 a blizzard. So rather than trust my father's weather forecasts, I u a more reasonable approach. I ask my mother.
Pronunciation: The Voiceless "th" Sound
Minimal Pairs
thin sin fin myth mitt ether eater
thick sick tick path pat wreath reef
thank sank tank forth fort
thought sought sought taught fought
think sink
Challenging Words
• thief • ruthless • Thanksgiving • threshold
• theft • threaten • thermodynamic• arithmetic
• thorn • mammoth • mathematics • parenthes
• thrice • monthly • parenthetical • wrath
• thrust • apothecary • thrifty • health
• broth • withdraw
In Phras
through thick and thin the wrath of God master's thesis
throw in the towel thanks a bunch three's a crowd
a loo tooth a thorn in the side a thorough analysis
symptoms
worth a fortune birth certificate withdrawal
Dialogue
A: When's Thanksgiving?
B: It's on a Thursday in November.
A: The third Thursday or the fourth?
B: I think it's the fourth.
A: That would be the twenty-fifth.
B: No, it's the twenty-sixth.
A: Thanks.
Oral Reading
If you think you're safe from thievery, think again. Most thefts occur within three miles of the victim's home. People often venture into the streets without giving their valuables a cond 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 cond. So be thoughtful. Only you can thwart this terrible crime. Watch your things carefully. Thieves do.
Pronunciation: The "v" Sound
Minimal Pairs
best vest west ribber river jive jibe
bee v wee ribbon riven strove strobe
buy vie y beliefs believes grieve grebe
bale veil wail infest invest live life
bat vat fat safer savor relieve relief
vine wine fine rifle rival
Challenging Words
• vast • live • vivid • vegetable
• vice • vile • savvy • visionary
• void • rave • harvest • vacancy
• five • thrive • lover • convenience
• grove • strive • louver • vehicle
• glove • very • every • vivacious
• live • thrive • vinyl • evasion
• vile • strive • convey • invalid
• rave • very • virile • vestige
In Phras
moving violation get even violent behavior
It's better to give than receive virtue and vice twenty-venth
vanity fair every once in a while anniversary
veteran's bureau liven up wide variety
invasion of privacy invaluable advice verifiable evidence
Dialogue
A: How did you avoid a parking violation?
B: Easy. I parked my vehicle in a vacant lot.
A: Don't they ever check there?
B: Never. Not even in the most vere crackdowns.
A: You're lucky. I've been cited five times.
B: Take my advice. Get a validated parking sticker.
Oral Reading
Valentines Day is for Lovers
Every February 14th, Von and Verna celebrate Valentine's Day. They leave their worries behind and revisit the place they first met ven years ago: a small cove near the Valley of the Five Ravens. Finish the story using as many v words as possible
Pronunciation: "w" sounds
Minimal Pairs
/k/ /kw/ Ooh Woo Rue Till Twill Trill Cake Quake
Oh Woe Roe Dane Duane Drain Kick Quick
Owed Woed Road Twist Tryst Keen Queen
Un One Run Swarm Dwarf Thwart Coat Quote Wool Rule Swish Switch Twitch Kill Quill
Wooed Rude Dwindle Twinkle Kale Quail
Ow Wow Row Q words
Oak Woke Forward Toward Question Request
Old Wold Coward Awkward Quite Quiet Wooster Rooster Shower Towel Quality Quantity
In Phras
How rude! A wolf in sheep's clothing Wish you were here
I would if I could If wor comes to wor Open a can of worms
A woman's word Pull the wool over her eyes Worldwide web
A wishing well The world is your oyster West by Northwest
Dialogue
A: Where do you work?
B: In Washington.
A: Washington state or Washington DC?
B: DC. Why do you ask?
A: I was just wondering.
求职简历英文
B: I'm a window washer.
廉洁校园A: Oh really? I thought you were a nator.
风车的做法
B: No, I wouldn't do that for all the money in the world.
