Phonetics: Consonants

1. Circle all the and underline all the sounds :

there – with – together – brother – fourth – father – tooth – then – weather – thin – thing
thick – those – theatre – thirteenth – think – they – thunder – thank – these – another
their – maths – cloth – south – that – throat - path – twelfth – without – leather

2. Circle the word with a different sound.

fight thirsty thousand tooth

cathedral through those thunder
mother although birthday there
both though thought with
ninth bath without together
either brother father weather
this Thursday bathroom theatre
other three south clothes

3. Which words have , and which words have ?

1. What are you thinking about? 5. What are those things over
2. Can I have another? there?
3. Are you good at maths? 6. Is the plural of “tooth” “teeth”?
4. Where’s the bathroom? 7. Is today the fourth or the fifth?

Words with /θ/:

Words with /ð/:

4. Write these words:

EXAMPLE: / ðæt/ that

1. /mʌnθ/ 3. /θɪn/ 5. /wɪð/

2. /ðen/ 4. /ðeɪ/ 6. /’b ɜːθdeɪ/

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5. Find a way from Start to Finish. You may pass a square only if the word in it has
the sound / θ/. You can move horizontally ( ) or vertically (  ) only.

6. Change the vowel sound from to :

1. Shop 4. Ships
2. Sherry 5. Shin
3. Washing 6. Shoes

7. Write the words:

EXAMPLE: /’ ʃʊgə/ sugar

1. /fɪ ʃ/ 4. / ʃ aʊt/
2. /’st eɪ ʃn/ 5. / ʃ ɔːt/
3. /’f ɪnɪ ʃ/ 6. /dɪ ʃ/

8. Write the words into the right column:

orange – luggage – television – Jew – bridge – juice – June – occasion – fridge – danger –
usually – Japan – manager – casual – pleasure – vision – revision – engine – garage – soldier –
age – knowledge – July – Germany - January
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9. Find three words with the sound and three words with the sound

coverage – thanks – pleasure – shoe – garage – teacher – wash – soldier – casual – picture –
kiss – station – stop – question – watch – children - box

10. Change the vowel sound from to :

1.Choke 4. Chain
2. Larch 5. Chilly
3. Cheap 6. Cheered

11. Write these words in the correct column.

Belgian – Welsh – Dutch – Russian – Chinese – German – Japanese – Polish – French

Chilean- Turkey – chemist – shopping – butcher – newsagent’s – manager – cheese –
dishwasher – stationer’s – travel agent’s – chainstore – shoes – changing room - bargain

12. Circle the word with a different sound.

she sure shoe

tissue usually page
message finish strange
massage fashion just
jazz special jacket
dangerous courage ocean
machine station judge
garage gentleman confusion
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July giraffe wash

13. Write the words into the right column.

pleasure – soldier – Germany – shoe – revision – machine – age – jeans – usually – sure
– casual – village – shop – juice – television – wash – June – orange – Japan – she -
finish – ship – garage – engineer - sugar

14. Circle all the and underline all the sounds :

saying – nine – nationality – wrong – brown – again – sing – language – single – many –
singular – think – answer – morning – since – telephone – drink – uncle – young – thanks –
new – monkey – machine – banana - bank

15. Find a way from Start to Finish. You may pass a square only if the word in it has
the sound / ŋ /. You can move horizontally ( ) or vertically (  ) only.
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16. Write the words into the right column.

ink – in – bring – tongue – penguin – present – change – think – wrong – singer – belong –
painting – interesting – cartoon – anger – autumn – finger – hymn – land – wing – songs –
sing – young – green – ping pong

17. Circle the word with a different sound.

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June and language
singing saying Spanish
grandfather animal monkey
autumn pink hymn
thing thanks drink
strong long pardon
interested nation bank
uncle think morning

18. Change the vowel sound from to :

1. Ron 4. Win
2. Ran 5. Ban
3. Sinks 6. Sinners

19. Read this conversation. It contains 19 examples of the sound /m/. How many
examples of the sounds /n/ and / ŋ/ does it contain? Write your answers.

I met a man near the monument this morning. He

What, is that the moment, the monument
was a singer and he sang a song for me. I’ll always
or the man you meant?
remember that magic moment. Like something out
of a dream.

20. Underline the word with a different sound:

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without – through – throw – think – path - healthy

their – they – together – although – worth – that

crash – station – rush – charge – shoe shop

stationer’s – cereals – washing powder – patient
fortunate – residential - machine

butcher’s – chemist’s – cheese - choose - channel

machine – chat – switch – check – moustache

Casual – massage – revision – measure - station

vegetables – manager – change – gift shop –

newsagent’s – vegetable -