Phonetics

Hello people, this is an important list with a lot of beautiful words you can already learn. Please print out a personal copy of this list and bring it to school next Thursday, thank you.

Sonido /i:/
see agree eat seat team field piece these metre secret evening equal Peter museum European Chinese Japanese complete key ski kilo litre pizza police machine magazine sea please peach cream teach speak wheel

Sonido /ɪ /

if listen miss dinner swim busy business building system fifty six kitchen cinema ticket picture big will

Sonido /u:/
too group shoe blue music new two fruit juice school room spoon June news true toothbrush soon lose through

Sonido /Ʊ/

full sugar book foot would woman cookery could good looking cook push pull put

Sonido /a:/

after afternoon ask answer bath bathroom can't class dance fast father glass tomato bar car card far park star start aunt laugh heart half large artist garden March part carpet dark

Sonido / ˄ /

bus colour come cup front London luck Monday month mother much nothing number run study sun uncle under fun money love son husband Prague

Sonido /ɒ/

bottle box chocolate clock coffee copy cost cross doctor gone dog got holiday hospital hot job lock long lost lot not off often possible shop song sorry stop top wrong quality want wash wasn't watch what

Sonido / ɔ: /

all ball call fall tall wall water talk walk autumn saw caught daughter taught bought thought quarter warm born corner forty horse short sort door floor before more four

Sonido /e/

check leg letter red sentence bread head read friend any many again said tell send correct twenty twelve help

Sonido / æ /
back camera factory hat jam manager map plan traffic cash thanks ran bank black jacket that man jam carry bags

Sonido / ɜ: /

Bird first birthday circle thirty word work world worse worst turn Thursday journey early earth heard learn service Germany prefer dessert weren’t verb university church curtains dirty girl nurse purse shirt surfer third

Sonido / ɪə /

real ear beard clear hear nearly year beer cheers here we’re dear theater

Sonido / eə /

care square air chair fair hair stair wear where aeroplane there upstairs Mary

Sonido / eɪ /

Age came plane table rain wait day play say grey break great eight weight late way gate grey day May great

Sonido / aɪ /

Like time white die dry July why high night right buy wine try fine drive bye flight miles right find write

Sonido / ɔɪ /

Coin point voice boy enjoy toy

Sonido / əƱ /

No cold post close drove home phone know low show slow boat toe don’t OctOber

Sonido / aƱ /

How now vowel loud mouth sound round house count down thousand pounds

Sonido / t /
Tea till ten top better bottle stopped washed Thames Thailand Thomas

Sonido / θ /
Thanks thin south thumb Thursday three both month thirty birthday north mouth

Sonido / ð /

This that these those then they father mother brother other together weather without breathe with

No sonido / h /
Hour honest heir honour

Sonido / s /
Sit sister bus class glasses city circle pencil place police pronounce science scissors summer see gets walks station waits stop walks office thinks eats

Sonido / z /
Gives sisters easy husband roses zoo zero size scissors jazz flowers always music close isn’t mondays fridays has comes does goes watches doesn’t stays windows

Sonido / n /
New now sun one dinner sunny knew know knife

Sonido / ŋ /
Evening long sing singer thing swimming playing saying seeing

Reported speech rephrasing

Rewrite these sentences so that their meaning stays the same.

1. "Where do you want to have dinner?" she asked
She asked ........................................................

2. "Did she call you yesterday?" he said
He asked ........................................................

3. "I felt terrible when I knew that I was wrong"
He told me ........................................................

4. She was very sorry that she lost your earrings
She apologized ....................................................

5. "Don't talk to me!" the woman shouted
The woman told him ................................................

6. "Andrew will come tomorrow" my mum told me
My mum told me ....................................................

Conditional rephrasing

These are some sentences which will help you with the rephrasing exercises.

Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.

I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
I wouldn't............................................

We don't go to school when it rains
If..................................................

I didn't move the table because Jack didn't help me.
If.................................................

You drink too much coffee, that's why you don't sleep.
If ................................................

You never talk to me, so you don't know anything about me.
If .......................................................

I left early. I didn't see you.
If .......................................................

I missed my flight. My friends got angry.
If .......................................................

Relative pronouns exercise 2

Put a suitable relative pronoun in each gap

Murder at the station by Lorraine Small.
The story so far: Jane Platt, 1…........... is travelling to London because of a mysterious letter, is the only person 2…........... witness a murder at Victoria Station. The detective 3…...........she gives her statement to then disappears. Jane goes to an office in Soho to answer the letter 4…........... she had received. There she discovers that her uncle Gordon, 5…...........lives in South America, has sent her a small box 6…...........she is only to open if in trouble. Jane, 7…........... parents have never mentioned an Uncle Gordon, is suspicious of the box, 8…........... she gives to her friend Tony. They go to Scotland Yard and see the Inspector Groves, 9…........... has not heard of the Victoria Station murder, 10…........... was not reported to the police. Jane gives Inspector Groves the murdered man's ticket 11…........... she found beside his body. Then Jane and Tony decide to go to Redhill, 12…........... was the town 13…........... the murdered man had come from. On the train they meet a man, 14…........... face is somehow familiar to Jane, 15…........... says he knows her Uncle Gordon. Now read on.

List of comparative and superlative adjectives

For those who have lost the paper I gave you:

Tall taller than the tallest
Short shorter than the shortest
Big bigger than the biggest
Large larger than the largest
Small smaller than the smallest
Easy easier than the easiest
Difficult more difficult than the most difficult
Hard harder than the hardest
Soft softer than the softest
quick quicker than the quickest
fast faster than the fastest
slow slower than the slowest
cheap cheaper than the cheapest
expensive more expensive than the most expensive
young younger than the youngest
old older than the oldest
new newer than the newest
wide wider than the widest
narrow narrower than the narrowest
deep deeper than the deepest
flat flatter than the flattest
thick thicker than the thickest
thin thinner than the thinnest
fat fatter than the fattest
strong stronger than the strongest
weak weaker than the weakest
slim slimmer than the slimmest
late later than the latest
early earlier than the earliest
soon sooner than the soonest
simple simpler than the simplest
complicated more complicated than the most complicated
far from farther from ... than the farthest .. ·from
near nearer than the nearest
close to closer to ... than the closest. .. to
high higher than the highest
low lower than the lowest
good better than the best
bad worse than the worst
rich richer than the richest
poor poorer than the poorest
clean cleaner than the cleanest
dirty dirtier than the dirtiest
empty emptier than the emptiest
full fuller than the fullest
hot hotter than the hottest
warm warmer than the warmest
cold colder than the coldest
cool cooler than the coolest
wet wetter than the wettest
dry drier than the driest
windy windier than the windiest
noisy noisier than the noisiest
thirsty thirstier than the thirstiest
hungry hungrier than the hungriest
fresh fresher than the fteshest
sweet sweeter than the sweetest
great greater than the greatest
loud louder than the loudest
quiet quieter than the quietest
clear clearer than the clearest
bright brighter than the brightest
dark darker than the darkest
light lighter than the lightest
heavy heavier than the heaviest
brave braver than the bravest
happy happier than the happiest
sad sadder than the saddest
clever cleverer than the cleverest
funny funnier than the funniest
safe safer than the safest
lucky luckier than the luckiest
lazy lazier than the laziest
kind kinder than the kindest
nice nicer than the nicest
pretty prettier than the prettiest
important more important than the most important
interesting more interesting than the most interesting
attractive more attractive than the most attractive
dangerous more dangerous than the most dangerous
beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful
intelligent more intelligent than the most intelligent
famous more famous than the most famous
useful more useful than the most useful
careful more careful than the most careful
careless more careless than the most careless
exciting more exciting than the most exciting
comfortable more comfortable than the most comfortable

Relative pronouns exercise

Choose the most suitable relative pronoun.

Here's the computer program that/whom/whose I told you about.
I don't believe the story that/who/whom she told us
Peter comes from Witney, that/who/which is near Oxford.
This is the gun with that/whom/which the murder was committed.
Have you received the parcel whom/whose/which we sent you?
Is this the person who/which/whose you asked me about?
That's the girl that/who/whose brother sits next to me at school.
The meal, that/which/whose wasn't very tasty, was quite expensive.
We didn't enjoy the play that/who/whose we went to see.

Put a suitable relative pronoun in each space, or leave the space blank wherever possible.

The person ………..fingerprints are on the gun was the person ……….. killed Dr Martin.
My bike, ………..I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
The shoes ………..I finally bought were the ones ………..I tried on first.
The bag in ………..the robbers put the money was found outside the bank.
The medicine ……….. the doctor gave me had no effect at all.
Peter, ……….. couldn't see the screen, decided to change his seat.
The present ………..you gave me was the one ………..I gave you last year!
I really liked the tea ……….. you made me this morning.

Relative pronouns rephrasing

Make one new sentence from each pair of sentences, beginning as shown, and using the word given in capitals.

1. Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
   Brenda is the friend who I went on holiday with
   
2. This is Mr Smith. His son Bill plays in our team.
   This is Mr Smith . ......................…………………………………………..
   
3. Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.
   Her book . ......................…………………………………………..
   
4. This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it.
   This is the bank from . ......................…………………………………………..
   
5. I told you about a persono She is at the door.
   The person . ......................…………………………………………..
   
6. Jack's car had broken down. He had to take a bus.
   Jack, . ......................…………………………………………..
   

Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown.


The hotel was full of guests. The hotel was miles from anywhere. The guests had gone there to admire the scenery.
The hotel, which was miles away from anywhere, was full of guests who had gone there to admire the scenery.

1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
   The book I . ......................…………………………………………..
   
2. A woman's jewels were stolen. A police officer was staying in the same hotel. The woman was interviewed by him.
   The woman whose . ......................…………………………………………..
   
3. A goal was scored by a teenager. He had come on as substitute. This goal won the match.
   The goal which . ......................…………………………………………..
   
4. I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me the answers.
   The boy I . ......................…………………………………………..
   
5. My wallet contained over €100. lt was found in the street by a schoolboy. He returned it.
   My wallet, . ......................…………………………………………..
   
6. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
   My friend Albert, . ......................…………………………………………..
   
7. Carol is a vegetarian. I cooked a meal for her last week. She enjoyed it.
   Carol, ......................…………………………………………..