Worksheet 19 - Spelling-to-Sound Read the following words and sentences and choose the correct pronunciation for the letter that is underlined He doesn't know who to vote for The rebels have put up fierce resistance • u: • `i • ɔ: • aɪ • ə • e • əʊ • i: • ʌ • ɪə Lady Yolanda was swathed in elegant Drastic changes are needed if furs environmental catastrophe is to be avoided • s • e • t • i • tj • ɜ: • ð • ɪ • θ • ɪə Fix the frame in position and tighten the screws She wasn't his equal in intelligence • f • ju: • g • jʊə • gw • u: • ʒ • ɔɪ • ʤ • əʊ A really weird thing happened last We took the night train to Glasgow night • aɪ • aʊ • u: • eə • ɔ: • eɪ • əʊ • i: • ɪə • ʌ David decided to take early retirement 10 It costs much less to go by bus • e • s • eə • tʃ • ɑ: • z • ɜ: • ʃ • ɪə • ʒ 11 The neighbours must think we're crazy 12 She bent down to retrieve her earring • aʊ • s • u: • tʃ • ɔ: • z • əʊ • ʃ • ʌ • ʒ 13 The exam was a pushover • ju: • u: 14 This is not democratic It is the antithesis of democracy • s • ɜ: • t • ʊ • tj • ʌ • ð • θ 15 He occupies the house without paying 16 Force is only justified in extreme any rent circumstances • ez • jʊ • s • ə • z • ɜ: • ɪs • ʊ • ɪz • ʌ 17 Finally the company conceded wage 18 These tablets should reduce the increases to their workers swelling • e • s • eɪ • t • i: • tj • ə • ð • ɪə • θ 19 The prisoners had been tortured and 20 The branch snapped cleanly in two mutilated • ju: • nk • jʊ • ns • jʊə • ntʃ • u: • nʃ • ʌ • nʤ