Worksheet 15 - Spelling-to-Sound Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the letter that is underlined a boat trip up the Thames I have a few issues with Marc • s • ju: • t • jʊə • tj • u: • ð • ɔɪ • θ His impatience shaded into anger • aɪ • e • əʊ He felt fully in command of the situation • d • eɪ • t • ə • tj • ɪ He was attacked on two separate occasions • tʃ • ʃ Many young people have an admirable messianic zeal about them • s • aɪ • tʃ • e • z • eɪ • ʃ • ə • ʒ They chopped at the bushes with their • 'That's true,' said Joe slowly knives • ju: ɪ • aɪ • e • u: • eɪ • ɜ: • ə • ʊ • ʌ • ɪ David made a clumsy attempt to comfort 10 She mistook my meaning entirely us • u: • s • ɔ: • tʃ • ɔɪ • z • ʊ • ʃ • ʌ • ʒ 11 These interviews are fairly open-ended 12 The village is well below sea level • aɪ • eɪ • eə • ɑ: • eɪ • ɔ • ɜ: • ə • ɪə • ɪ 13 Behind her cheerful facade, she's a 14 They issued us with free passes to the really lonely person theatre • eɪd • s • æd • t • ɑ:d • tj • əd • ð • ɪd • θ 15 parental responsibility • e 16 It could be months yet before they know their fate • i • aʊ • ə • u: • ɪ • ɔ: • ɪə • əʊ • 17 Disinfect the area thoroughly • aʊ • u: ʌ 18 The first watch is from now until midnight • aɪ • ɔ: • eɪ • ə • i: • əʊ 19 his insistence that they discuss the problem • ɜ: • ɪ 20 a book to read for pleasure • s • s • tʃ • tʃ • z • z • ʃ • ʃ • ʒ • ʒ