Chapter: Unit 6: Let's Play with Sounds
đ Vocabulary
English For Today Class Two
â Most Important Exam Words
initial sound â āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋbeginning sound â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋfinal sound â āĻļā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋend sound â āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋsame â āĻāĻāĻdifferent â āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨word â āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻletter â āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖant â āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžapple â āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛mat â āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋfan â āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžcat â āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛van â āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨red â āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ball â āĻŦāĻ˛dog â āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°bus â āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸road â āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžfrog â āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻshop â āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨goat â āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛pass â āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžmake â āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Initial sound means the first sound or first letter heard in a word: ant begins with /ÃĻ/ and mat begins with /m/.
âē Final sound means the last sound heard in a word: cat ends with /t/ and fan ends with /n/.
âē Words with the same initial sound may begin with different letters only in advanced cases; at this level, match the clearly heard beginning sounds.
âē Words ending in -at often have the same final sound /t/: cat, bat, mat, rat, fat and hat.
âē Words ending in -an often have the same final sound /n/: fan, van and pan.
âē Words ending in -ug often have the same final sound /g/: jug and mug.
âē The final e in make is silent, so the word ends with the sound /k/.
âē Plural nouns may change in spelling and pronunciation: man becomes men, but both begin with /m/.
1. Lesson 1: Initial Sounds â A and M (8 words)
ant[/ÃĻnt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻž
Example: The ant is small. (āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĨ¤)
Syn: insect
đĄ Exam tip: The initial sound of ant is /ÃĻ/.
apple[/ËÃĻpÉl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛
Example: I eat an apple. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: fruit
đĄ Exam tip: Apple begins with the vowel sound /ÃĻ/.
ash[/ÃĻĘ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Example: The fire made ash. (āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Syn: cinder
đĄ Exam tip: Ash and ant have the same initial vowel sound /ÃĻ/.
mat[/mÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨
Example: The cat is on the mat. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: rug
đĄ Exam tip: The initial sound of mat is /m/.
man[/mÃĻn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
Example: The man is kind. (āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: gentlemanAnt: woman
đĄ Exam tip: Man and mat begin with the same sound /m/.
men[/men/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
Example: The men are working. (āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: malesAnt: women
đĄ Exam tip: Men also begins with the sound /m/.
fan[/fÃĻn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: The fan is moving. (āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: air-cooler
đĄ Exam tip: The initial sound of fan is /f/.
fi[/fÉĒ/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋ-āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Example: Say the sound fi. (fi āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: sound
đĄ Exam tip: Use the first sound when identifying an initial sound.
2. Lesson 1: Initial Sounds â B, C, F and T (8 words)
bag[/bÃĻÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĨāĻ˛ā§
Example: My bag is blue. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĨ¤)
Syn: sack
đĄ Exam tip: Bag begins with /b/.
bed[/bed/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ
Example: The baby is in bed. (āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: cot
đĄ Exam tip: Bag and bed have the same initial sound /b/.
top[/tÉp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
Example: The book is on top. (āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: summitAnt: bottom
đĄ Exam tip: The initial sound of top is /t/.
tap[/tÃĻp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ
Example: Turn on the tap. (āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: faucet
đĄ Exam tip: Tap and top begin with /t/.
cake[/keÉĒk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ
Alt: āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°
Example: We ate a cake. (āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤)
Syn: sweet
đĄ Exam tip: Cake begins with /k/.
cat[/kÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The cat is black. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: kitten
đĄ Exam tip: Cake and cat have the same initial sound /k/.
cot[/kÉt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
Example: The baby sleeps in a cot. (āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: bed
đĄ Exam tip: Cot and cat are a same-initial-sound pair.
take[/teÉĒk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻž
Example: Take your book. (āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: carryAnt: give
đĄ Exam tip: Take begins with /t/, while cake begins with /k/.
3. Lesson 3: Final Sounds â A, T and N Words (8 words)
cat[/kÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The cat can run. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: feline
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of cat is /t/.
bat[/bÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ
Alt: āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: A bat flies at night. (āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Syn: flying mammal
đĄ Exam tip: Cat and bat end with the same sound /t/.
fan[/fÃĻn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: The fan is fast. (āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: blower
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of fan is /n/.
van[/vÃĻn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨
Example: The van is white. (āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: vehicle
đĄ Exam tip: Fan and van have the same final sound /n/.
mat[/mÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŦāĻ¸āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ
Example: Put it on the mat. (āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: rug
đĄ Exam tip: Mat ends with /t/.
pan[/pÃĻn/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: Mother uses a pan. (āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤)
Syn: cooking vessel
đĄ Exam tip: Pan ends with /n/, like fan and van.
rat[/rÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The rat ran away. (āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤)
Syn: rodent
đĄ Exam tip: Rat ends with /t/.
fat[/fÃĻt/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻŽā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
Example: The fat cat is sleeping. (āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: plumpAnt: thin
đĄ Exam tip: Fat and rat have the same final sound /t/.
4. Lesson 3: Final Sounds â E and Other Short Words (8 words)
hat[/hÃĻt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ
Example: He wears a hat. (āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: cap
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of hat is /t/.
pet[/pet/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: My pet is a cat. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Syn: companion animal
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of pet is /t/.
vat[/vÃĻt/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻ
Example: Water is in the vat. (āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: large container
đĄ Exam tip: Vat and bat end with /t/.
map[/mÃĻp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ
Example: Look at the map. (āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: chart
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of map is /p/, not /t/.
cap[/kÃĻp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ
Alt: āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ°āĻŽ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ
Example: The boy has a cap. (āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: hat
đĄ Exam tip: Cap and map have the same final sound /p/.
exit[/ËeÉĄzÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ
Alt: āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: The exit is over there. (āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĨāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: way outAnt: entrance
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of exit is /t/.
ball[/bÉËl/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻ˛
Alt: āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: The ball is red. (āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Syn: sphere
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of ball is /l/.
bus[/bĘs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸
Alt: āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
Example: The bus is coming. (āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: coach
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of bus is /s/.
5. Lesson 4: Final Sounds â D, L, G and S (8 words)
red[/red/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻ
Example: I have a red pen. (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: crimsonAnt: blue
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of red is /d/.
dog[/dÉÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The dog can bark. (āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤)
Syn: puppy
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of dog is /g/.
road[/rÉĘd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž
Alt: āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻĨ
Example: The road is wide. (āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤)
Syn: street
đĄ Exam tip: Road and red end with /d/.
frog[/frÉÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The frog jumps. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: amphibian
đĄ Exam tip: Frog ends with /g/, like dog.
bell[/bel/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§
Example: The bell rings. (āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: chime
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of bell is /l/.
tall[/tÉËl/]adjectiveeasy
Meaning: āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ
Example: The tree is tall. (āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: highAnt: short
đĄ Exam tip: Tall ends with /l/, like ball and bell.
shop[/ĘÉp/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨
Example: The shop is open. (āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: store
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of shop is /p/.
jeep[/dĘiËp/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Example: The jeep is fast. (āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤)
Syn: vehicle
đĄ Exam tip: Jeep and shop have the same final sound /p/.
6. Lesson 4: Final Sounds â Rhyming and Sound Pairs (8 words)
goat[/ÉĄÉĘt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§
Example: The goat eats grass. (āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Syn: kid
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of goat is /t/.
pass[/pÉËs/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
Example: I can pass the test. (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: succeedAnt: fail
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of pass is /s/.
make[/meÉĒk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
Example: We make a cake. (āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤)
Syn: createAnt: destroy
đĄ Exam tip: The final letter e is silent; make ends with /k/.
jug[/dĘĘÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻ
Alt: āĻ¤āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: The jug has water. (āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: pitcher
đĄ Exam tip: Jug and flag have the same final sound /g/.
flag[/flÃĻÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨
Example: The flag is flying. (āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤)
Syn: banner
đĄ Exam tip: The final sound of flag is /g/.
mug[/mĘÉĄ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻ
Alt: āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
Example: This is my mug. (āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻāĨ¤)
Syn: cup
đĄ Exam tip: Mug ends with /g/, but map ends with /p/.
lotus[/ËlÉĘtÉs/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻĢā§āĻ˛
Alt: āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛
Example: The lotus is beautiful. (āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĨ¤)
Syn: water lily
đĄ Exam tip: Lotus and bus have the same final sound /s/.
rod[/rÉd/]nounhard
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Alt: āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Example: The rod is long. (āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāĨ¤)
Syn: stick
đĄ Exam tip: Rod ends with /d/, while cot ends with /t/.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ For initial-sound questions, listen to the first sound, not the whole word.
âĸ For final-sound questions, listen to the last pronounced sound, not necessarily the last written letter.
âĸ Group words such as cat, bat and mat by their final sound /t/.
âĸ Do not confuse the initial sound with the first letter's name; the sound of b in bag is /b/, not /biË/.
âĸ Read every word aloud before marking S for same or D for different.
âĸ Remember these important pairs: man-mat are same initially; apple-mat are different initially; cat-bat are same finally; fan-van are same finally.
âĸ Silent letters can mislead you: the final e in make is not pronounced.
âĸ Check both words in a pair carefully before writing S or D.
âĸ Practise the sound groups /ÃĻ/, /m/, /b/, /f/, /t/, /k/, /n/, /g/, /l/, /s/ and /p/.