V O W E L S
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[æ]
| The fat cat sat on the man’s black hat.
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[ei]
| The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.
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[i:]
| Steve keeps the cheese in the freeze.
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[e]
| It’s best to rest, said the vet to the pet.
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[ai]
| Nile crocodiles have the widest smiles.
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[ i ]
| Tim bit a bit of Kitty’s biscuit.
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[a:]
| It’s hard to park a car in a dark car park.
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[eə]
| Sarah and Mary share their pears fairly.
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[əu]
| Rose knows Joe phones Sophie, but Sophie and Joe don’t know Rose knows.
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[ɒ]
| John wants to watch Walter wash the dog.
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[L]
| My mother’s brother’s my uncle; my uncle’s son’s my cousin.
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[u]
| That cook couldn’t cook if he didn’t look at a cook book.
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[u:]
| Sue knew too few new tunes on the flute.
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[ɜ:]
| The girl heard the nurse work.
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[ɔ:]
| Laura’s daughter bought a horse and called it Laura.
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[ɔi]
| Roy enjoys noisy toys.
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[au]
| Mrs Brown counted cows coming down the mountain.
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unstressed
[ə]
| I ate a n apple a nd a b a nan a in a cinem a in Can a d a.
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unstressed
[ i ]
| Alex’s lett u ce tast e d like cabb a ge.
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C O N S O N A N T S
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[b]
| Bernie brought a big breakfast to bed.
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[p]
| Pat put purple paint in the pool.
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[s]
| It’s six or seven years since Sydney’s sister sang that song.
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[z]
| Zebras in zoos are like dolphins in pools.
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[d]
| David’s daughter didn’t dance but David’s dad did.
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[t]
| Betty bought a tub of butter.
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[f]
| Frank found four frogs laughing on the floor.
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[v]
| Vera drove to Venice in a van.
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[g]
| Grandma gave the guests eggs and frog’s legs.
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[k]
| The king cooked the carrots and the queen cut the cake.
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[h]
| Harry had a habit of helping hitch-hikers.
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[w]
| Wendy went away twice a week.
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[j]
| We didn’t use euros in Europe a few years ago.
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[ ʃ ]
| Sharon shouldn’t wash her shoes in the shower.
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[ʤ]
| Ginger split orange juice on George’s jacket.
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[tʃ]
| Which child put chalk on the teacher’s chair?!
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[l]
| Clara’s really clever but Lilly’s a little silly.
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[r]
| The rabbits raced right around the ring.
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[m]
| Mum made me move my models.
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[n]
| There was no one on the moon on the ninth of June.
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[η]
| Young King Kong was stronger than strong.
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[q]
| Martha Smith’s an author and an athlete.
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[¶]
| My father and mother live together with my other brother.
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