Worksheet 14 - Spelling-to-Sound Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the letter that is underlined I marvelled at my mother's ability to a keen understanding of commerce remain calm in a crisis • e • e • ə • i • ɜ: • ə • ɪ • ɪ • ɪə rigid and authoritarian methods of education • ɪə He began to lecture us about making too much noise • s • d • t • t • tj • tj • ð • tʃ • θ • ʃ The band has a big following in Europe Whoops! I nearly dropped it • ` jʊə • e • ju: • eə • u: • i: • ɔɪ • ɜ: • əʊ The rate of inflation was falling • ɪə You are here as my guests • aɪ • g • eɪ • gw • æ • n • ɑ: • ʒ • ɒ Fresh fruit was unobtainable in the • 10 Shall I open the curtains? winter • aɪ ʤ • aɪ • e • eə • eɪ • eɪ • ə • ɜ: • ɪə 11 We decided to break our journey in Oxford • ɪ 12 The wire is held on with a metal clip • aɪ(ə) • ɒ • eɪ • ɔ: • ɜ: • ə • ɪ • əʊ • ɪ(ə) • ʌ 13 the need to reduce flood damage • eɪʤ • æʤ 14 a house perched on a cliff above the town • k • ɑ:ʒ • s • əʤ • tʃ • ɪʤ 15 He fired three times in rapid succession • ʃ • ʤ 16 The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission • Ks • k • k • s • s • tʃ • tʃ • ʃ • ʃ 17 an upwardly mobile professional • e • u • ʤ 18 She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter • u: • æ • ɑ: • ɑ: • ɔ: • ə 19 We passed through the gates into a courtyard behind • əʊ • ʊə 20 The marathon is a test of endurance • æd • ɒ • ɑ:d • ɔ: • ɔ: • ə • əd • əʊ • ɪd • ʌ