Vowels and consonants

1.

[ɜː]
Thirty dirty birds sitting on a curb
Chirping and slurping and eating dirty earthworms
Along comes Herbie from thirty-third and third
Saw the thirty dirty birds sitting on a curb
Chirping and slurping and eating dirty earthworms
Boy he was disturbed

2.

[k]
Can you can a canned can into
an uncanned can like a canner
can can a canned can into an
uncanned can?

3.

[p], [t]
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter
Piper picked?

4.

[h]
Hello, Happy Harry!
Hide your horse on Halloween

5.

[O:]
A cat has claws at the end of
its paws, and a comma is a
pause at the end of a clause.

6.

[aI]
Nine bikes ride in a line.
[OI]
The boys don’t enjoy
annoying toys.
[eI]
Say my name on a rainy day.

7.

[Iq]
We’re here, my dear.
[qV]
I know this show, Snowy the
Crow.
[Vq]
If you’re sure, buy the tour
for the poor.

8.

[b]
Betty Botta bought some
butter; “But,” said she, “this
butter’s bitter! If I put it in
my batter It will make my
batter bitter.

9.

[æ]
Once there lived a lad
Who was always very sad
For he hadn’t any mother
And he hadn’t any dad

10.

[w], [v]
William always wears a
very warm woolen vest in
winter;
Victor, however, never
wears a woolen sweater,
even in the Wild West.

11. [ŋ] Mrs King is bringing something pink for Mr King to drink.

12.

[j]
The young Ian is
yelling

13.

[ı]
It’s a pity that Little
Kitty lives in a big city
[æ]
A black cat sat on the
mat and ate a fat rat

14.

[r], [l]
Red lorry, yellow lorry

15.

[t]
Tell Tom to come to
ten tomorrow

16.

[ŋ]
The ringing, swinging,
singing singers sang
winning songs

17.

[θ], [ð]
On the thin skin, on
the thick skin, in the
midst of the mist and
things within.

18.

[w]
Whether the weather is cold,
Whether the weather is hot,
We’ll weather the weather,
Whether we like it or not.

19.

[p] Picky people pick Peter
Pan peanut butter
[t] Tommy Tucker tried to tie
Tammy Turtle’s tie
[k] Chris Kringle carefully
crunched on candy canes

20.

[ɑ:]
The car park is so far
[ɔ:]
An awkward warden bought an
automobile
[i:]
A cheap sheep is cheaper
[u:]
Look, the book is so good

21.

[ʃ]
She sells sea shells on the
sea shore
[ʒ]
I measure my pleasure in
treasure

22.

[i:]
There are many green trees
in our green street

23.

[u:] [u]
The cook took a good look at
the cookery book

24.

[θ], [ð]
Three things on this side and
six things on that side

25.

[θ], [ð]
The Smiths wear thin clothes
throughout the winter
months.

26.

[r]
Rick Rag ran across a rough road.
Across a rough road Rick Rag ran.
Where is the rough road Rick Rag
ran across?

27.

[ɜː]
The first word is a
verb and the third
word is an adverb

28.

[d]
The duke dropped the
dirty double damask
dinner napkin.

29.

[e], [ɜ:], [i:], [ɪ]
•Eddie edited Earl’s easy
music
[ɔ:], [æ], [eɪ],
•An awful ape Amie ate
eight apples

30.

[aʊ]
How now, brown cow?
[əʊ]
Oh, no! Don’t go home alone!
Nobody knows how lonely the
road is.

31.

[C]
Three switched witches watch
three Swatch watch switches.
If Charlie chews shoes, should
Charlie choose the shoes he
chews?

32.

[G]
James jostled Jean while Jean
jostled Joan.
A gentle judge judges justly.

33.

I wish I were what I was
when I wished I were
what I am
Red leather, yellow
leather

34.

They thankfully think this thing is the best
thing that they can throw the three times they
need to throw a thing.
What is that and what is this?
If there’s smoke, where’s the fire?
When you call, then we’ll talk.
Whose keys are these?
Whose toes are those?
In the centre, at the crossroads, on the
pavement of the lane.