PAG 1

LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 2-5

A.-When the letter t occurs between two vowel sounds and it s not at the beginning of a stressed syllable, it has almost a ( d) sound. Listen repeat.

(d)

water city

pretty better

photo hosptal

capital matter

sweater excited

beautiful british

B.- Listen to these words. Circle those that have almost a ( d) sound.

1.- hotel 4.- guitar 7.- hometown 10.- university

2.-waiter 5.- exciting 8.- butter 11.- hotter

3.- hospital 6.- later 9.- secretary 13.- nineteen

C.- Answer aloud. Be sure to give the letter T in the ing verb from the (d) pronunciation.

D.-Answer aloud

E.- Listen and circle the letter of the appropriate answer.

1 a. too bad 4 a.How do you do?

b. I m sorry b. Regards to your mother.

c. excuse me. c. Good to see you

2 a. could I take your order 5 a. Hmm

b. We need a menú b. Atchhoo

c. I m afraid there s a problema c. Ouch!!!

3 a. May I speak to John. Please 6 a. Fantastic We won t miss it

b. John speaking. b. That s quite all right

c. Thanks for calling John c. We ll be free in a minute

PAG 2

LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 2-5

A.- Many final consonant sounds make the stressed vowel sound that comes before them longer. Listen and repeat.

Tub all sing love bridge

Bread come poor his

Dog gun breathe garage

The vowel sounds of the words is column a are longer than the vowel sounds the words in column B. Listen and repeat.

A B

Cube cup

Had hat

Bag back

Have half

Buzz bus

Ridge rich

B.- Listen to these pairs of words and circle the one with the longer vowel sound in each pair.

1. rope 2. Believe 3. Dug 4. Leaf 5. Cap

Robe belief duck leave cab

6.- hiss 7. Mate 8. Plays 9. Edge 10. proof

His made place etch prove

C.- Some verbs have two words. We call these two-word verbs. For example to turn on, to turn of. Listen to the two Word verbs in these sentences. Circle the second Word of each verb.

1.- Off 2. On 3. for 4. to

Of up after through

5.-up 6.-of 7.- on 8.-in

Down off off on

D.- Answer aloud. Use No I want +the pronoun in the picture.

E.- Give polite commands using could you

PAG 3

LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 2-5

A.-Not all final consonant sounds are pronounced with the same amount of force. For example, a final (f) , (s) , or ( 0) allows alot of air to escape. A final ( p) (t ), or (k )allows very Little air to escape. Listen and repeat.

A lot of air

Life race back soap

Safe bus neck envelope

Cough across snake foot

Both wash truck heart

Breath brush cheap carrot

Cloth english shop tablet

B.- Say aloud the name of each ítem

C.- Answer aloud

D.- Listen and circle the letter of the appropriate answer

1 a.-He not as fat as he was. 3 a. In a package 5 a. The room was full of people

b. He s less thin now b. In my pocket. b. Their guess didn t come

c. He loves toe at c. In my shoe c. It was a small party

2 a. No, It isn’t healthy 4 a. I can hear you 6 a. By plane

b. No, I have no cigarrettes b. I can T hear you b. On the market

c. No, I have no matches. c. He speaks softly c. On business.

E.- Listen to this Reading and the staments about it. Put an X I the box labeled true when the stament is true. Put an X in the box labeled false when the stament is false .

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PAG 4

LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES 2-5

A.- Note that all the words begin with the (s ) sound. Listen and repeat.

( s ) ( s )

Skirt snail

School snake

Sleep speak

Slow spoon

Smoke still

Smell Stone

B.- Note that the words in column A begin with the ( s ) sound and that the words in column B begin with the ( es )sound. Listen and repeat.

A B

state estate

specially especially

Scape escape

Spy espy

Scallop escallop

Strange estrange

C.-Listen to these words. Put an X in the box labeled “s” when the word begins with an “s” Put an X in the box labeled (ES) when the word begins with an “es”

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( S)

( ES

D.- You will hear eight pairs of words and sentences after each pair. Listen and circle the word you hear in sentences.

1. Fool 2. ride 3. song 4. wea

Poll write sung see

5.Will 6. hole 7.crying 8. weight

We ll whole frying weigh

E.- Answer aloud using foro r during and the words below.

1.theree years 2.the party 3.six months 4. The meeting

5.two hours 6.five years 7. The summer 8. Twenty minutes

F.- Answer aloud using so/ neither+ auxiliary verbs + pronoun

1. -/we 2. +/I 3. +/SHE 4. -/THEY

5. +/YOU 6. +/WE 7. -/ I 8. -/HE