Vowels: /ɛ/ & /ɜ/

Intermediate
4
Exercise 1
Pronunciation Practice Latihan pelafalan
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following words.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca kata berikut ini
Sound 1: /ɛ/
Tip: To produce this sound, stretch your lips, lower your jaw slightly, and put the back of
your tongue down a little.
dress
Kata Benda
medal
Kata Benda
bed
Kata Benda
pen
Kata Benda
dead
Kata Sifat
head
Kata Benda
red
Kata Sifat
friend
Kata Benda
Sound 2: /ɜ/
Tip: To produce this sound, relax your mouth and jaw. Pull your tongue back and keep
it high in your mouth.
learn
Kata Kerja
nurse
Kata Benda
stir
Kata Kerja
shirt
Kata Benda
word
Kata Benda
hurt
Kata Kerja
burn
Kata Kerja
first
Kata Sifat
hɜrt
to cause pain
I hurt myself skiing.
My neck hurts.
My back really hurts.
What my boyfriend said really hurt me.
Exercise 2
Sentence Practice Latihan Kalimat
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following sentences.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca kalimat berikut
/ɛ/

 There are protests in this city.

 He can do that himself.
 She said it was fine.
 Do you have any sugar?
 I need to buy lemons.
 The end of the movie was great.

/ɜ/

 I have to go to work.
 She did it by herself!
 Good afternoon, sir!
 There was a murder.
 I like your perfume.
 I am very thirsty.

Exercise 3
Pronunciation Practice Latihan pelafalan
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following paragraph.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca paragraf berikut

The girl did not like going to school, and she did not like learning new things. She was
the worst student in the class, and she always left the classroom first. One day, she
heard the teacher said she would have to repeat the grade. The girl got scared and
started studying harder. The next week, they had a test at school. She was very
nervous, and she thought she did badly. When the tests were graded, she found out
she got an A! She worked hard, learned, and passed the test all on her own! As a
reward, her parents bought her a little blue parrot.

Exercise 4
Find the Sounds Termukan Suaranya
Choose the words which contain the sounds listed. There can be more than one correct
answer.
Pilih kata yang mengandung suara yang ada di daftar. Jawaban bisa lebih dari satu
1.
 Find /ɛ/:

1. A.

medal

2. B.

grandparent

3. C.

blackboard

4. D.

sad

5. E.

carrier

6. F.

bed

7. G.

plate

8. H.

melody

9. I.

stress

10. J.

answer

11. K.

episode
12. L.

electricity

2.
Find /ɜ/:

1. A.

monitor

2. B.

certainly

3. C.

correct

4. D.

material

5. E.

keyboard

6. F.

perfect

7. G.

convert

8. H.

technology

9. I.

Korea

10. J.

mirror
11. K.

purr

12. L.

thirsty