Sam’s shop stocks short spotted socks.
Cob is Dob’s dog, Tob is Hob’s dog.
[ כ: ]
² Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [כ] .
A.
· or-nor-sort-port-sport-pork-short-fork
· bore-core-more-sore-store-adore-tore-fore
· all-ball-call-fall-hall-tall-stall
· fault -pause-autumn-laundry-because-August-author
· saw-straw-draw-shawl-law-thaw
· war-water-warm-watch-walk-swan
· ought-bought-brought -thought
· taught-naughty-caught-daughter
B. bore – boredom daunt – daunting form – formal
border – borderland dorm – dormouse horn – horn bill
born – new born draw – drawing horse – horseman
cord – cordless fault – faultless law – law court
cork – corkage force – forceful launch – launch
corner – cornerstone fore – forecast cautious – cautious
dawn – dawn raid naught - naughty cause – causation
C.
· north – northeast – north-eastern – northerly – northern – northerner
· paw – pawn – pawnbroker – pawpaw
· port – portable – portal – porter – portion
· forward – forwardness – forward-looking – forwarding address
· award – reward – rewarding
· sauce – saucer – saucepan
· saw – sawdust – sawed – sawn – sawyer
· scorch – scorched – scorcher – scorching
· score – scoreboard – scorecard – scoreless – scorer – score out
score through – score off
· short – shortage – shortcoming – shortcut – shortly – shorts
· all – all along – all-around – all-comers – all-day
· sport – sporting – sportsman – sportsmanship – sporty
· sword – sword dance – swordfish – sword of Damocles – swordsman
· talk – talkative – talkback – talker – talkie – talking point – talk show
· walk – walkabout – walker – walkie-talkie – walking
· wall – wallflower – wallpaper – wall-to-wall – wall unit
· watch – watchdog – watchmaker – watchful
Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
[ כ:] – [ כ ] – [ a:] – [ æ ]
forks – fox – far – fax caw – cock – car – carry
sport – spot – spar – spat port – pot – part – pat
court – cot –cart – cat horde – hot – hard – had
short – shot – sharp – shat lord – lot – lark – lack
stalk – stock – stark – stag pork – potty – park – pack
Activity 3. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
It is all your fault.
Nora adores small talks.
I thought he is forty four.
Are you fond of sport?
To talk to Mort is like talking
to the wall.
You ought to have brought your daughter.
Draw water from the faucet.
Draw in your claws.
I saw her drawing this picture.
Morton’s court report was short.
Activity 4. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Activity 5. Read the words in bold type, explain the reading rules.
Read the rhymes according to the reading rules.
Tommy Trot. Balls.
Tommy Trot, a man of law, And there are many other balls
Sold his bed and lay upon straw. We find at pleasure’s source -
Sold the straw and slept in the hall The croquet ball, the hockey ball.
To buy his daughter a nice ball. The skittle ball, lacrosse,
And smaller ball, the marble balls,
And bearing balls, of course.
Alfred H. Miles
² Activity 6. Listen to the speaker and imitate the tongue twisters.