Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. thin | live | rich | pit | bridge |
| 2. queen | leave | peat | dream | leaf |
| 3. rib | wish | will | mist | ink |
| 4. teach | feast | eve | eat | three |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. bin | been |
| 2. rid | reed |
| 3. ill | eel |
| 4. rich | reach |
| 5. pit | peat |
| 6. six | seeks |
| 7. live | leave |
| 8. lip | leap |
| 9. wick | week |
| 10. is | ease |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully
| 1. mean | /miːn/ |
| 2. spit | /spɪt/ |
| 3. sleeves | /sliːvz/ |
| 4. linked | /lɪŋkt/ |
| 5. stripped | /strɪpt/ |
| 6. meal | /miːl/ |
| 7. sleeps | /sliːps/ |
| 8. yeast | /jiːst/ |
| 9. risk | /rɪsk/ |
| 10. plinth | /plɪnθ/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound in each of the following words
| 1. fin | 2. seed | 3. neat | 4. shrimp | 5. lean |
| 6. hit | 7. fish | 8. bead | 9. reel | 10. thief |
| 1. /ɪ/ | 2. /iː/ | 3. /iː/ | 4. /ɪ/ | 5. /iː/ |
| 6. /ɪ/ | 7. /ɪ/ | 8. /iː/ | 9. /iː/ | 10. /iː/ |
Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. bet | send | fresh | elves | went |
| 2. a | the | was | were | actor |
| 3. hers | learn | bird | were | shirt |
| 4.burner | absurd | enter | ascend |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. end | and |
| 2. ate | at |
| 3. head | had |
| 4. then | than |
| 5. for | fur |
| 6. were | were |
| 7. an | earn |
| 8. had | heard |
| 9. turn | ten |
| 10. worst | west |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. first | /fɜːst/ |
| 2. occur | /əˈkɜː/ |
| 3. measure | /ˈmeʒə/ |
| 4. girl | /ɡɜːl/ |
| 5. spread | /spred/ |
| 6. cursor | /ˈkɜːsə/ |
| 7. feather | /ˈfeðə/ |
| 8. church | /tʃɜːtʃ/ |
| 9. further | /ˈfɜːðə/ |
| 10. better | /ˈbetə/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. curtain | 2. bend | 3. shirt | 4. nervous | 5. urge |
| 6. assert | 7. ascend | 8. world | 9. object | 10. westwards |
| 1. /ɜː/ /ə/ | 2. /e/ | 3. /ɜː/ | 4. /ɜː/ /ə/ | 5. /ɜː/ |
| 6. /ə/ /ɜː/ | 7. /ə/ /e / | 8. /ɜː/ | 9. /ə/ /e/ | 10. /e/ /ə/ |
Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. bat | bad | rack | rag | ass |
| 2. cart | yard | grass | dance | large |
| 3. hut | bud | much | love | rum |
| 4. stuck | plan | plant |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. stack | stark |
| 2. cat | cart |
| 3. bark | buck |
| 4. heart | hut |
| 5. much | match |
| 6. luck | lack |
| 7. pat | part |
| 8. mast | must |
| 9. mud | mad |
| 10. but | bat |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. carved | /kɑːvd/ |
| 2. scratch | /skrætʃ/ |
| 3. barge | /bɑːdʒ/ |
| 4. hunt | /hʌnt/ |
| 5. class | /klɑːs/ |
| 6. won | /wʌn/ |
| 7. harm | /hɑːm/ |
| 8. blood | /blʌd/ |
| 9. lass | /læs/ |
| 10. sad | /sæd/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. none | 2. thatch | 3. wrapped | 4. halve | 5. front |
| 6. scarred | 7. bust | 8. plans | 9. last | 10. rusty |
| 1. /ʌ/ | 2. /æ/ | 3. /æ/ | 4. /ɑː/ | 5. /ʌ/ |
| 6. /ɑː/ | 7. /ʌ/ | 8. /æ/ | 9. /ɑː/ | 10. /ʌ/ /i/ |
Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. ox | frost | clock | cough | stop |
| 2. hawk | raw | horse | ought | short |
| 3. hot | spot | moth | shot | bomb |
| 4. score | talk | forced | north | torch |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. spot | sport |
| 2. moss | morse |
| 3. rod | roared |
| 4. con | corn |
| 5. wok | walk |
| 6. cot | court |
| 7. what | wart |
| 8. pod | poured |
| 9. wand | warned |
| 10. cod | cord |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. born | /bɔːn/ |
| 2. warm | /wɔːm/ |
| 3. shore | /ʃɔː/ |
| 4. mob | /mɒb/ |
| 5. straw | /strɔː/ |
| 6. sold | /səʊld/ |
| 7. sworn | /swɔːn/ |
| 8. clawed | /klɔːd/ |
| 9. shots | /ʃɒts/ |
| 10. block | /ˈblɒk/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. cork | 2. pond | 3. lock | 4. course | 5. dogs |
| 6. wasp | 7. force | 8. scored | 9. sauce | 10. chalk |
| 1. /ɔː/ | 2. /ɒ/ | 3. /ɒ/ | 4. /ɔː/ | 5. /ɒ/ |
| 6. /ɒ/ | 7. /ɔː/ | 8. /ɔː/ | 9. /ɔː/ | 10. /ɔː/ |
Short and long vowels. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. put | bush | book | full | wood |
| 2. root | room | lute | rude | wound |
| 3. wool | push | took | pulled | butcher |
| 4. lose | food | true | loose | roof |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. could | cooed |
| 2. hood | who´d |
| 3. would | wooed |
| 4. look | Luke |
| 5. soot | suit |
| 6. full | fool |
| 7. pull | pool |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. route | /ruːt/ |
| 2. cooks | /kʊks/ |
| 3. flute | /fluːt/ |
| 4. bull | /bʊl/ |
| 5. should | /ʃʊd/ |
| 6. soup | /suːp/ |
| 7. rude | /ruːd/ |
| 8. pulpit | /ˈpʊlpɪt/ |
| 9. canoe | /kəˈnuː/ |
| 10. tool | /tuːl/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. food | 2. book | 3. moon | 4. pulpit | 5. zoo |
| 6. pudding | 7. blew | 8. woman | 9. butcher | 10. brute |
| 1. /uː/ | 2. /ʊ/ | 3. /uː/ | 4. /ʊ/ /ɪ/ | 5. /uː/ |
| 6. /ʊ/ /ɪ/ | 7. /uː/ | 8. /ʊ/ /ə/ | 9. /ʊ/ /ə/ | 10. /uː/ |
Centering diphthongs. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. ear | sneer | here | beard | near |
| 2. air | fair | flare | hares | spare |
| 3. sure | tour | poor | gourd | plural |
| 4.rural | share | clear | aware | bourgeois |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. ware | weir |
| 2. snare | sneer |
| 3. hair | hear |
| 4. share | sure |
| 5. tear | tour |
| 6. pear | poor |
| 7. stairs | steers |
| 8. fair | fear |
| 9. chaired | cheered |
| 10. spare | spear |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. glare | /ɡleə/ |
| 2. beer | /bɪə/ |
| 3. care | /keə/ |
| 4. steer | /stɪə/ |
| 5. poor | /pʊə/ |
| 6. clear | /klɪə/ |
| 7. tear (noun) | /tɪə/ |
| 8. tear (verb) | /teə/ |
| 9. touring | /ˈtʊərɪŋ/ |
| 10. we´re | /wɪə/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. pier | 2. gear | 3. blare | 4. gourd | 5. rare |
| 6. cheer | 7. scare | 8. moor | 9. dare | 10. fear |
| 1. /ɪə/ | 2. /ɪə/ | 3. /eə/ | 4. /uː/ | 5. /eə/ |
| 6. /ɪə/ | 7. /eə/ | 8. /ʊə/ | 9. /eə/ | 10. /ɪə/ |
Closing diphthongs. Listen and repeat each word:
| 1. stain | clay | quaint | played |
| 2. pine | spy | find | thrive |
| 3. toy | spoil | void | join |
| 4. nose | bone | own | no |
| 5. mouse | now | plough | ounce |
Listen and repeat each minimal pair:
| 1. stay | sty |
| 2. buy | boy |
| 3. toy | toe |
| 4. goat | gout |
| 5. bough | bay |
| 6. lane | line |
| 7. ply | ploy |
| 8. loin | loan |
| 9. no | now |
| 10. plough | play |
Production. After hearing the number, say the word (which appears in spelling and transcription). When you hear the word, repeat it carefully.
| 1. cloud | /klaʊd/ |
| 2. choice | /tʃɔɪs/ |
| 3. brave | /breɪv/ |
| 4. prose | /prəʊz/ |
| 5. prize | /praɪz/ |
| 6. lounge | /laʊndʒ/ |
| 7. globe | /ɡləʊb/ |
| 8. strike | /straɪk/ |
| 9. noise | /nɔɪz/ |
| 10. faith | /feɪθ/ |
Identification. Identify the vowel sound(s) in each of the following words
| 1. clay | 2. south | 3. nice | 4. coin | 5. proud |
| 6. snow | 7. sprays | 8. boil | 9. rain | 10. count |
| 1. /eɪ/ | 2. /aʊ/ | 3. /aɪ/ | 4. /ɔɪ/ | 5. /aʊ/ |
| 6. /əʊ/ | 7. /eɪ/ | 8. /ɔɪ/ | 9. /eɪ/ | 10. /aʊ/ |
Listen and repeat each word:
| fire | wireless | spiral | virus | file |
| tower | flower | powerful | hour | hourly |
Listen and repeat each word:
| employer | record-player | lawn-mower |
(vowel quantity) [contrastive]: Listen to the following pairs of words in Spanish and English, paying special attention to the extra quantity of long vowels in English. Repeat each pair after you hear it.
Tip! Remember that not only vowel quantity but also quality is a great difference between Spanish and English.
| Spanish | English |
| /a/ | /ɑː/ |
| mar | mar |
| paz | path |
| bar | bar |
| /e/ | /ɜː/ |
| ten | turn |
| en | urn |
| es | errs |
| /i/ | /iː/ |
| si | sea |
| pi | pea |
| mi | me |
| /o/ | /ɔː/ |
| dos | doors |
| don | dawn |
| so | saw |
| /u/ | /uː/ |
| tú | too |
| mus | moose |
| luz | loose |
(diphthongs) [contrastive]: Listen to the following Spanish and English words containing diphthongs. Pay attention to how the first element of the diphthong receives more emphasis in English. Repeat each word pair after you hear it.
| Spanish | English |
| /ei/ | /eɪ/ |
| deis | dace |
| peine | pain |
| /ai/ | /aɪ/ |
| dais | dies |
| hay | I |
| /oi/ | /ɔɪ/ |
| voy | boy |
| estoy | destroy |
| /au/ | /aʊ/ |
| aula | owl |
| auto | out |
(English central vowels) [contrastive]: The following pairs of words illustrate the contrast between English central vowels /ʌ/, /ɜː/ and /ə/ and Spanish /a/, /e/ and /o/. For each pair of words, listen carefully and repeat, paying special attention to the difference in vowel quality.
| Spanish | English /ʌ/ |
| blanda | blunder |
| des | does |
| don | done |
| Spanish | English /ɜː/ |
| tan | turn |
| me | myrrh |
| nos | nurse |
| Spanish | English /ə/ |
| bazar | bazaar |
| hedor | adore |
| tomate | tomato |