Phonetics

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘deep’, ‘three’, and ‘fleece’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?

• athlete
• beetle
• business
• thief

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘proceed’, ‘reason’, and ‘scream’. Which word in the list does not include the /i:/ sound?

• vaccine
• witness
• conceive
• leader

The phoneme /i:/ is in the words ‘immediately’, ‘secret’, and ‘degree’. Which word does not include the /i:/ sound?

• increase
• peak
• believe
• competition

The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘typical’, ‘liquid’, and ‘since’. Which word in the list does not include the /ɪ/ sound?

• build
• sink
• sheet
• ship

The phoneme /ɪ/ is in the words ‘British’, ‘English’, and ‘slim’. Which word does not include the /ɪ/ sound?

• biscuit
• beat
• winner
• finish

The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bull’, ‘cushion’, and ‘wood’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?

• button
• push
• woman
• took

The phoneme /ʊ/ is in the words ‘bush’, ‘crook’, and ‘football’. Which word does not include the /ʊ/ sound?

• look
• soup
• sugar
• hook

The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘shampoo’, ‘soon’, and ‘blue’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?

• root
• tooth
• suite
• who

The phoneme /u:/ is in the words ‘boot’, ‘moon’, and ‘Peru’. Which word does not include the /u:/ sound?

• two
• include
• food
• found