Set 1: Most Common Consonants and Vowels

Question 1

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 1

G(host) K(ids) = Middle Class

Ghost Kids walking along the street in a ghost town. So the sound is G at the start of a syllable and K at the end of a syllable.

Question 2

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 2

K(ilos) = High Class

A man checking how many Kilos he weighs, before going on the K-2. So it sound K.

Question 3

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 3

K(wai) = Low Class

A man standing by the bridge over the river Kwai. So the sound is K.

Question 4

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 4

(a)ng(ling) = Low Class

A person angling in the sea. So the sound is Ng.

Question 5

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 5

J(aws) T(yrannosaurus) = Middle Class

The Jaws of a Tyrannosaurus making for a car. So the sound is J at the start of a syllable and T at the end of a syllable.

Question 6

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 6

Ch(ariot) T(raveler) = High Class

A Chariot with a Traveller onboard, trundling down a mountain pass. So the sound is Ch at the start of a syllable and T at the end of a syllable.

Question 7

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 7

Ch(art) T(eacher) = Low Class

The shape resembles; the image of a Chart and a Teacher, explaining marine life. So the sound is Ch when it's at the start of a syllable, and T at the end of a syllable.

Question 8

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 8

D(oor) T(rader) = Middle Class

A Door Trader, stepping into a house. So the sound is D at the start of a syllable and T at the end of a syllable.

Question 9

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 9

D(ental) T(est) = Middle Class

A dental-test on a tooth in the town. The sound is often represented as Dt, and sounds like a strong D when it starts a syllable.

Question 10

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 10

T(rekker) = High Class

Somebody Trekking across the mountains. So the sound is T.

Question 11

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 11

T(anning) = Low Class

A man sitting on a deck chair Tanning, and looking out across the ocean. So the sound is T.

Question 12

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 12

N(urse) = Low Class

A Nurse helping someone that has come out of the water. So the sound is N.

Question 13

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 13

B(in) P(ollution) = Middle Class

A Bin and some more Pollution beside it on the street. So the sound is B at the start of a syllable and P at the end of a syllable.

Question 14

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 14

B(eer) P(itcher) = Middle Class

A Beer-Pitcher on a table in a town-square. So the sound is like a strong B, represented usually as Bp.

Question 15

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 15

P(eak) = High Class

Somebody after reaching a mountain Peak. So the sound is P.

Question 16

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 16

P(ants) = Low Class

A Pants lying on the beach, after someone popped in for a swim. So the sound is P.

Question 17

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 17

F(inish) P(icking) = Low Class

Somebody Finished Picking coconuts, near the sea. So the sound is F at the start of a syllable and P at the end of syllable.

Question 18

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 18

M(oped) = Low Class

A Moped Driving downhill on costal road. So the sound is M.

Question 19

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 19

Y(atch) I(ceberg) = Low Class

A Yacht moving towards an Iceberg. So the sound is Y at the start of a syllable and I at the end of a syllable.

Question 20

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 20

R(aining) N(ovember) = Low Class

Somebody walking along the beach with an umbrella on a Rainy November. So the sound is R at the start of a syllable and N at the end of a syllable.

Question 21

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 21

L(awn) N(eat) = Low Class

Somebody mowing the Lawn Neatly, with the ocean rolling behind them. So the sound is L at the start of a syllable and N at the end of a syllable.

Question 22

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 22

W(hale) O(cean) = Low Class

A Whale swimming in the Ocean. So the sound is W at the start of a syllable and 0 at the end of a syllable.

Question 23

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 23

S(torm) T(hunderbolt) = High Class

Question 24

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 24

H(orns) = High Class

A cow's Horns, with the mountain pastures behind. So the sound is H.

Question 25

(CON) Sound and Class?

Answer 25

**AW**(ning) = **Middle** Class

Question 26

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 26

**A**(crobat), Short & After

Question 27

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 27

**A**(ttack), Short & After

Question 28

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 28

**Oo-ah**, Long & After

Question 29

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 29

**Am**(mo), Short/Long & After

Question 30

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 30

**I**(ck), Short & Above

Question 31

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 31

**E**(agle), Long & Above

Question 32

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 32

**Eu**, Short & Above

Question 33

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 33

**Euu**, Long & Above

Question 34

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 34

Short B**oo**t, Short & Below

Question 35

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 35

Long B**oo**t, Long & Below

Question 36

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 36

**Ow**l, Short+Long & Around

Question 37

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 37

P**ia**no, Long & Around

Question 38

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 38

**O*(pener), Long & Before

Question 39

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 39

**Eu+er**, Long & Around

Question 40

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 40

**A**(rch), Long & After

Question 41

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 41

**Ai**(d), Long & Before

Question 42

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 42

**A**(thlete), Long & Before

Question 43

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 43

**Eye**(glasses), Long+Short & Before

Question 44

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 44

An **Eye**(glass), Long+Short & Before

Question 45

(VOW) Sound, Length & Location

Answer 45

**Ea**(rth), Long & Around ## Footnote We will use teh symbol "əə" during the course to avoid the pronunciation of "r"