Exercise 6: Put the words with the same vowel sounds in the correct column.

said                        shop                       borrow                   score                      sand

wonderful              nothing                  landscape             anything                                short

father                      ready                      average                 second                   candy

husband                                head                       laugh                      sorry                       aunt

clock                       caught                    heart                       bottle                      corner

fat                            holiday                   leather                   morning                 club

star                         store                       cattle                      mother                   cost

Exercise 7: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. She likes her ___________________ job very much. (teach)

2. The climate in my country is ____________________ from that in yours. (difference)

3. Most students in her class are ___________________ retarded. (mental)

4. If you want to be successful, you must overcome the ___________________ in your life. (difficult)

5. Marie Curie is a famous ___________________. (chemistry)

6. English is considered as an ___________________ language in the world. (nation)

7. Miss Lan Phuong loves ___________________ with children. (work)

8. This road is often ___________________ in the morning. (crowd)

9. At Mai’s party last night we sang and danced ___________________. (happy)

10. We are ___________________ with what we have. (satisfy)

11. She hasn’t been feeling well _______________. (recent)

12. It will be very _______________ to see that film. (interst)

13. The weather is _______________. We should go fishing. (beauty)

14. I agree with your _______________. (suggest)

15. She can sing very _______________. (good)

16. Can you go _______________ with me? (swim)

17. Marie Curie is a famous _______________ in the world. (chemistry)

18. You should drive _______________ on this road at night. (careful)

19. He has a good-looking _______________. (appear)

20. She is an ­_______________ student. (intelligence)

Listen and mark (‿) the consonant and vowel sounds that are linked. Then practise saying the sentences.

1. Many young people want to live in the city.

2. It’s a busy street with great shops and restaurants.

3. The government wants to build a smart city in the south of the country.

4. The apartment was expensive, but my parents could afford it.