The Story of the Titænic

Read the story of the Titanic. Circle all words that are pronounced with
the vowel /æ/. The number in parentheses represents the total
number of /æ/ words in each sentence.

Example: One of the great trægedies in the læst century was

the sinking of the Titænic. (3) /tay’tænɪk/

1. The Titænic was træveling to New York across the Atlæntic

in 1912. (3)

2. This grænd and elæborate ship hæd over 2,200

pæssengers. (4)

3. It cræshed into an iceberg and sænk in about two and a

hælf hours. (3)

4. Telegræphs warnings reached the Titænic too late. (2)

5. æfter the cræsh, upper and lower clæss pæssengers ræn

about in a pænic. (6)

6. Women and children hæd a chænce to cræm into small

boats æt the læst minute. (5)

7. The cæptain and other pæssengers could not abændon the

ship. (3)

8. æctors and æctresses reenæcted the æccident in an

Acædemy Award movie. (5)

9. The story of the Titænic remains a sæd and trægic

chæpter in our pæst. (5)