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DIPHTHONGS (1)

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Section 1 ‘a’ - /

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Complete missing transcriptions.

Section 2 ‘ai / ay’ - /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.

a). tale race gale pace brave game lame wave date ace shake shame

te l re s e l pe s bre v e m le m we v de t e s e k e m

take cake lake pane mane lane face base crate crane cape knave


b). potato volcano tornado halo pater flavour labour nature

p te t v l ke n t ne d he l pe t fle v le b ne t

cater major baker baking caking lacy abating zany mania salient

c).

chamber cambric hatred vagrant fragrant matron apricot matrix

t e mb ke mbr k he tr d ve rnt

patriot sacred

d). bathe scathe spathe swathe pathos
be ske spe

a). aid laid sail pail bail hail mail main saint faint paint claim bait
e d le d se l pe l

b). daisy dainty sailor daily maiden raisin
de zi de nti se l

c). gay day say pray array stay hay may pay ray way clay away
e de se pre re ste

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Section 3 ‘eigh’- /

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Section 4 ‘ei / eig’- /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.

Section 5 ‘é / et’- /

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Section 6 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 7 ‘i’ - /

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sleigh weigh eight freight weight neighbour sleigh neigh

sle we e t fre t we t

break steak great

bre k ste k re t

a). bribe tribe ice price shine dice bride pride life spike strife mile file

bra b tra b a s pra s a n da s bra d

b). hind bind rind wind (

‘turn’ v.

) kind mind grind behind find rind

ha nd ba nd ra nd wa nd

a). heinous beige rein reindeer sheikh veil

he n s be re n

b). feign reign deign

fe n re n

a). fiancé coupé café cliché

f

nse ku pe kæfe kl e

b). sachet ricochet beret ballet bouquet chalet gourmet

sæ e r k e bere bæle

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Section 8 ‘y / ye’ - /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions

Section 9 ‘igh / ig’ - /

a /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions

Section 10 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 11 CONTRAST /

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Practise reading.

eeee

æ

æ

æ

æ

alien

ally

pater

pater

cape

cap

salient

Sally

halo

hallow

mane

Man

baking

bake

backing

shaming shame

sham

shaking

shake

shacking

spiting

spite

spitting

c). wild blithe writhe child mild whilst Christ

wa ld bla ra t a ld

eiderdown either neither

a d da n a

na

a). cry dry fly my why imply apply supply

kra dra fla ma

b). style rhyme thyme tyke c). bye dye rye stye wye

sta l ra m ba da ra

a). nigh high sigh thigh bright right might light fight

na ha sa #a

b). assign benign align design resign ensign

sa n b na n la n d za n

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Section 12 CONTRAST /

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Practise reading.

aaaa

Mikey

Micky

piker

picker

bile

bill

miler

miller

icy

Issy

Iles

ills

pining

pine

pinning

sliming

slime

slimming

riding

ride

ridding

biter

bite

bitter

liking

like

licking

diner

dine

dinner

biding

bide

bidding

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Section 13 ‘oy’ - /

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Complete missing transcriptions.

Section 14 ‘oi’ - /

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Complete missing transcriptions.

boy coy joy cloy toy buoy enjoy oyster employ destroy corduroy

b k d kl t b n d st

point joint broil voice void avoid oil voice toilet rejoice boil soil

p nt d nt br l v s v d

toil coin join loin noise

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Section 15 ‘o’ - /

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Section 16 ‘oa’ - /

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Section 17 ‘ow’ - /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.

a). robe code mode bloke stroke home bone stone dope slope rose

r b k d m d bl k st k h m

prose dose rote vote

b). coda coma aroma solar opal oval total vocal local polar

k d k m r mv s l

pl

vl t tl

sober odour pony bony component opponent over rover lonely


c). no go ho fro pro so hallo cherrio total motto lotto homo

n

h fr pr s h l

potato torpedo piano tobacco tango ratio
p

te t t pi d pi æn

d). gross engross most host comb loth both sloth ghost post roll

r s n r s m st h st k m l # b #

stroll scroll

boast boat coach coax coast hoax goat foam load loaf oat broach

b st b t k t k ks k st h ks

a). bow (

‘a weapon’

) blow crow flow glow grow know row (

‘line’

)

b bl kr fl l

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Section 18 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 19 ASSIMILATION: /

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transcriptions.

Complete missing transcriptions.

Section 20 CONTRAST /

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Practise reading.

Tony

Johnny

bony

bonnie

folio

folly

moly

Molly

a). bolt colt holt volt revolt old bold fold hold scold told mold

b

lt k

lt h

lt v

lt r v

lt

ld

b). soul mould shoulder boulder moult poultry

s

l m

ld

ld

c). coal foal goal shoal

k

l f

l

l

l

mow (

‘cut grass’

) slow snow stow sow (

‘plant’

) throw tow grown known

m sl sn st s

mown own sown grown flown


b). callow fallow hallow shallow mellow tallow yellow willow

kæl fæl hæl æl mel

hollow arrow sparrow follow borrow furrow burrow harrow

folk yolk although though dough don’t won’t

f k j k l

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a pony

upon

Sony

sonic

bogus

Boggy

Poland

Holland

coca

cocker

odour

odder

coma

comma

holy

holly

Oprah

opera

Polish

Pole

polish

hoping

hope

hopping

choking

choke

chocking

boding

bode

body

Section 21 CONTRAST /

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so

saw

boat

bought

coke

cork

phone

faun

note

nought

hole

hall

row

raw

loan

lawn

low

law

snow

snore

close

claws

coal

call

Pole

Paul

foal

fall

goal

gall

wold

walled

bold

bald

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Section 22 CONTRAST / / vs. /

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not

note

nought

cock

coke

cork

fox

forks

folks

odd

awed

ode

sod

sword

sowed

cod

cord

code

cot

caught

coat

tot

taught

tote

Lod

lord

load

tod

*toured

toad

non

Norn

known

Bonn

born

bone

pons

pawns

pones

ox

orcs

oaks

chock

chalk

choke

wok

walk

woke

box

balks

Boakes

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Section 23 ‘ow’ - /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.

bow (

‘bend’

) cow how now row (

‘quarrel’

) prow vow sow (

‘swine’

) brown

ba ka ha na ra pra va sa bra n

clown town crown gown crowd mow (

‘grimace’

) down drown frown

fowl prowl allow avow endow powder

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Section 24 ‘ou’ - /

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reading. Complete missing transcriptions.

Section 25 Exceptions / rare spellings / difficult words

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Section 26 CONTRAST /

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recorded). Practise reading.

a

poach

pouch

oat

out

no

now

bow

bough

load

loud

blows

blouse

a boat

about

hoe

how

goat

gout

row

row

phoned

found

dote

doubt

tones

towns

tow

Tao

mow

Mao

goer

Gower

bout blouse clout count doubt found gout scout sound proud mound

ba t bla y kla t ka nt da t fra nd a t ska t sa nd pra d ma nd

wound (vb.) vouch south noun ounce bounce stout round mount
wa nd

profound about council counter

bough plough slough (‘

bog

’) drought

ba pla sla dra t