Week 4: General Vowel Practice (Homework)

Tongue Twisters

Read the following texts. Carefully pronounce each word to get the right pronunciation.

1.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2.

Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?

3.

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

4.

There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.

Here you have some extra practice on tongue twisters:

http://www.eslmania.com/students/accent_reduction/Tongue_twister_with_audio.htm

http://www.zozanga.com/games/tongue-twisters.htm

Self-Quizzes on Vowels

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m14.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m20.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m24.html

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m26.html

Video for practicing

http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2176