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Other word examples
Directions: Read the following words, phrases, sentences and tongue twisters correctly saying the low
front vowel _[ei]_ accurately and distinctly.
Initial
A, aim, ape, eight, aid, age, ache, Asia, angel, agency, eighteen, able, ate, ace, acre
Medial
make, mail, babe, phase, pain, date, made, paid, day, deign, gauge, sale, sail, table, train, wake
Final
may, lay, ballet, say, bay, hay, sleigh, neigh, grey, sway, survey, away, bouquet, fillet, sachet, stray, repay
Phrases
alien with an alias eight bottles of ale
an ice skater eighteen angels and saints
neighbors from Asia savory fish fillet
perfume sachet reclaim acres of wasteland
Sentences
1. Several acres of wasteland were sold by the real state agent.
2. Kaye received a perfume sachet and a bouquet of roses on her birthday.
3. Hey!They may come today!
4. She plays the fairy at the ballet presentation.
5. Abe is an ace motocross driver.
Tongue Twisters
1. Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.
2. How many berries could a bare berry carry,
if a bare berry could carry berries?
Well they can't carry berries
(which could make you very wary)
but a bare berry carried is more scary!
EXERCISE 1: PICTURES
Instructions: Identify the following pictures with the / ei / sound.
EXERCISE 2: VOCABULARY TEST
Test I
Instructions: Underline the correct word that corresponds to the sentence.
1. I am going to _______ (wait, weight, whey) for my father at the lobby.
2. My friend promised to _______ (beak, bake, bike) me a cake on my birthday.
3. I found the beef _______ (steak, stick, stake) very sumptuous.
4. She got boozed up yet she was able to walk a perfect _______ (straight, strait, street) gait.
5. Our _______ (great, grate, greet) grandparents are all dead. So sad. =(
Test II
Match the words in column A with the meanings in column B.
A B
1. crater a. a place for the burial of a corpse
2. today b. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
3. roommate c. the day that includes the present moment
4. grave d. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
5. fate e. an associate who shares a room with you
f. an event that will inevitably happen in the future
g. very bad or serious
Test III
Listening Test
Instructions: Listen carefully` as the teacher reads series of sentences.
Fill in the blanks the appropriate word to complete the sentence.
1. She _______ (cheese, chase) the mouse that stole her _______ (cheese, chase).
2. A big black _______ (sneak, snake) bit her left leg that _______ (pained, pinned) her so much.
3. He had _______ (saved. sieved) her from becoming a _______ (sleeve, slave).
4. The _______ (brave, breve) heroine rescued the little boy from the exploding _______ (trine, train).
5. She underwent _______ (brain, bran) surgery last month.
EXERCISE 3: POEM READING
Instructions: Read the poem correctly saying the _[ei]_ sound accurately. Then answer the following questions.
Value
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special - Don't ever forget it!
EXERCISE 4
Instructions: Sing/read the song aloud giving emphasis to words with / ei / sound.
VULNERABLE
Share with me the blankets that you're wrapped in
Because it's cold outside, cold outside, it's cold outside
Share with me the secrets that you kept in
Because it's cold inside, cold inside, it's cold inside
And your slowly shaking finger tips
Show that you're scared like me so
Let's pretend we're alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know we're unprepared
But I don't care
Tell me, tell me
What makes you think that you are invincible
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I am the only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
I was born to tell you I love you
Isn't that a song already
I get a B in originality
And it's true I can't go on without you
Your smile makes me see clear
If you could only see in the mirror what I see
And your slowly shaking finger tips
Show that you're scared like me so
Let pretend were alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know we're unprepared
But I don't care
Tell me, tell me
What makes you think that you are invincible
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I am the only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
Slow down girl you're not going anywhere
Just wait around and see
Maybe I am much more, you never know what lies ahead
I promise I can be anyone, I can be anything
Just because you were hurt doesn't mean you shouldn't bleed
I can be anyone, anything I promise I can be what you need
Tell me, tell me
What makes you think that you are invincible
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I am the only one that's vulnerable
Impossible