Pronunciation 1
Self-Assessment Quiz 2
Contrastive Words
Name: ___________________________ Date: _______________
Part 1, Dictation
Instructions. You will hear a series of sets of contrastive words. For each pair circle the word you hear on your answer sheet.
01. pit / pet
02. pick / peck
03. Sid / said
04. hid / head
05. din / den
06. since / sense
07. miss / mess
08. rid / red
09. bit / bet
10. knit / net
11. win / when
12. imminent / eminent
13. sit / set
14. nick / neck
15. lid / led
16. bliss / bless
17. Jim / gem
18. did / dead
19. pig / peg
20. mitt / met
Part 2, Dictation
Instructions. You will now be dictated three sentences including words with /ɪ/ or /ɛ/. Write them down in the blanks on your answer sheet.
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
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