Pronunciation Practice with Google Doc Voice Typing

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Pronunciation Practice

Lists and audio at: http://pufspronunciation.blogspot.com/

Minimal pairs

beat – bit - Pete – pit                        rice - rise ride – lied - wide fall – far class - clash seat – sheet won't - want though - dough band - bend

reach - rich - leech - which zoo – Jew - shoe - chew - sue                very – berry – fairy – Perry major - measure thing – think thin – sin – shin bone – born low - law - row - raw liter - litter

Sentences

1. It's really too late to wait.
2. What's the lowdown on the raw fish law?
3. After a week, I think these leeks smell really bad. They reek.
4. Sue went to the zoo and saw some sheep.
5. The crew didn't' have a clue.
6. If we flee, we will be free.
7. Did Blake break the plate?
8. Did Susan feel fear when she saw one more mole?
9. It is hailing and it got in my hair. Are you hearing me?
10. The meal was a mere five dollars.
11. There were very many berries in the valley.
12. There's a ban on putting fans in a van.
13. There was a lot of pressure to measure the major explosion.
14. Put the sheet on the seat before you sit on it.
15. The frog would leap from one small leaf to another .
16. Most of you must bowl with the red ball.
17. She won't want to walk there.
18. I wish she wasn't a witch.
19. The cab driver wore a cap with a simple symbol.
20. I only have half of the fee.
21. Please sit in the soft seat.
22. We hissed and booed as we watched the conclusion.
23. We ditched the party and washed our car.

Paragraph

Mary is thirty-one years old. She has lived in New York City for 18 months and never wants to leave. She got her degree in Fine Arts and now works as a consultant for a marketing firm. She loves Manhattan for all it has to offer and probably won’t ever move away.


In her free time, she likes to go bowling and take photographs. She also likes reading thrillers and mystery novels.When she has guests in town and it's warm, she might take them to the Central Park Zoo or walk along the East River to enjoy the view of the Brooklyn Bridge. It is a pleasure for her to show them the town.

New York is well known for its restaurants. One of Mary's favorite places is called The Wood Grill.
Her friend James is a waiter there. Sometimes she'll go there for brunch because it's fairly cheap.