Sound Drills.

myths

maths

deaths

depths

months

two-fifths

three-sixths

breathes

paths

baths

booths

truths

bathes

oaths

[s – 0]

this thing, a serious theme, an obvious threat, Pete’s thoughts, notorious thieves, Elisabeth’s things, to express thanks, to practise theft, it’s thrilling, it’s thoughtless;

[0 – s]

both sides, the tenth sample, the fifth sort, the seventh sin, worth seeing, beneath some trees, both so thick;

[s – 8]

less than, impress them, press the button, cross the road, pass the salad, to miss the seminar, to discuss the details, to express the thought, what’s the time;

[8 – s]

to breath smoke, to soothe suffering, with sorrow, with some difficulty, to loathe sad songs, to clothe some families;

[z – 0]

his thigh, has thrown, runs through, these thoughts, those theories, under smb’s thumb, it was thoughtful;

[z – 8]

is there, as though, use the data, close the door, praize the child, to ease the burden, to lose the address

both of them

part of the time

half of the group

one of the family

the rest of the students

neither of the coursebooks

at the end of the month

in the middle of the room

a grave threat

unprossive thanks

positive thinking

to remove thorns

to prove theorems

that kind of thing

the five-thirty train

the twelve-thirteen flight

half that size

if they could

Cardiff theatres

theftproof things

a glass of water

a bottle of whisky

a tumbler of wine

a piece of white bread

a pile of wet clothes

a cup of warm milk

a bunch of white lilies

a pair of worn-out shoes

a basket of wonderful fruit

driveway

five windows

twelve white sheets of paper

a lot of wide avenues

a fortnight of wet weather

to give wise advice

to receive warm letters

to receive wide recognition

to leave wonderful memoirs

to have what you need

absent

abstract

absolute

obstacle

obstinate

lobster

absurd

absorb

abhor

substance

subsidy

substitute

obstruction

bedside

foodstuffs

medicine

headstand

windsurfing

dreadful

handful

headphones

hardship

adhere

bloodshot

drugstore

pigskin

red-handed

kind-hearted

old-fashioned

plaque-stricken

[b]

to bribe policeman, suburb taxies, superb coats, Bob cheated, to describe facts, to rub some cream, to prescribe some medicine, to rob shops, to grab things, to sob heavily

[d]

a skilled pilot, threatened to resign, a hard cover, a food crisis, a mild chuckle, toasted cheese, the ground floor, a reward for something, a required sum, a cold shower, to read thoroughly, field hospitals

[g]

rag paper, a drug pusher, bulldog tenacity, a log canoe, to jog cheerfully, to dig flowers, a drugstore, a smug smile, zigzag shadows, vague thoughts, a big house, to hug hosts

[d5]

bridge parties, page ten, to lodge complaints, a large chair, a change for the better, the luggage found there, to stage ceremonies, orange shadows, passage through country, charge him strictly

[v]

to live peacefully, to move to and fro, to love coffee with milk, five children, to save from damage, to have sympathy, twelve shows, to prove theorems, to leave Holland

[z]

to raise prices, is tiresome, please come, his chief, a traveller’s check, a wise choice, was founded, has found, these students, those schedules, to lose sight of, as thin as a rake, to lose hopes

[8]

to soothe pain, booth ten, with kindness, to bathe cheerfully, to loathe falsehood, breathe slower, clothe cherry, with thin thread, to breathe heavily

stepdaughter

stepbrother

textbook

dustbin

hot-dogs

blackboard

background

dark-green

matchbox

watchdog

lifebelt

off-day

baseball

disdain

disbelief

disgusting

misgiving

mothball

southbound

dashboard

washbasin

[p]

stop beating, a cheap book, an escape door, jump down, deep gratitude, a sharp jaw, type this, keep them

[t]

an urgent business, an accurate balance, an exact date, a hot debate, sit down, a front garden, the first grade, a striped jacket, a strict judgement, ardent zeal, absolute zero, write this, test them, to meet the requirements

[k]

a sick baby, to drink beer, a heroic deed, a historic date, a frank glance, dark glass, a back garden, to like jam, a fantastic journey, a climatic zone, to make zigzags, take this, look there, lock the door, break the ice

[t4]

each bottle, which data, rich guests, such justice, reach zone ‘Z’, to watch zebras, fetch this, teach the children, to catch the train, switch them off

[f]

a safe bank, half baked, a stiff bow, a safe distance, a fireproof door, a deaf girl, a rough guess, a brief joy, brief the staff, stuff the fish

[s]

to pass by, a false bulletin, a peace demonstration, a nameless grave, a cancerous growth, this job, a ruthless joke, religious zeal, a serious genre, kiss them, to produce the sound, to increase the tempo

[0]

both brothers, worth discussing, the fourth gate, the tenth jump, the ninth gentlemen, both zones, is worth the effort

[4]

childish babble, a lush beauty, unselfish deeds, a girlish giggle, a foolish jesture, cash the check, brush these shoes