176 /n/ vs /ŋ/ Comparison 114 English /p, t, k/ 180 Creating Vowels 248 FLEECE /iː/ vowel vs KIT /ɪ/ vowel 196 HAPPY /i/ vowel
You may not make a difference between ban and bang in English. Russian does not have a /ŋ/ sound.
Notice how British English adds air to these sounds. Russian does not. Compare Russian палка with English pal.
Explore how you create vowel sounds. You may not make a difference between sheep (FLEECE) and ship (KIT).
This vowel sounds the same as the FLEECE /iː/ vowel, but it is usually shorter and appears at the ends of words. Check you do not use the KIT /ɪ/ vowel for this sound.
Re-record yourself reading “A Perfect Match”. Can you notice improvements? 70 The TH Sounds /θ/ and /ð/ 253 DRESS /ɛ/ vowel vs TRAP /a/ vowel Ensure you can pronounce these sounds in English.
You may not make a difference between set (DRESS) and sat (TRAP). You probably pronounce both with the DRESS vowel.
TR L 47 Consonants
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Vowel Length before Consonants Further Practice
It is important to watch the second video on this worksheet and continue onto the next few pages. You can watch the first video if you want to know more about consonants.
Understand the rule on this worksheet and practise. In Russian, words that end in voiced consonants become voiceless. For example: notice how the /d/ “д” sound in Russian год sounds more like a /t/ sound, whereas it is more like /d/ in годa. This does not happen in English.
