Who's that girl in the purple dress? Oh yes. It’s Shirley. Shirley is thirteen today. Happy Birthday, Shirley.
oi: /ɔı/ noise, join, point, enjoy, toy, boy, Troy, Roy
Roy is in his room. He’s got a friend. His name is Troy. Troy is an elf boy.
/əʊ/ no, go, nose, note, home, those, old, know
“Take this note to Mr Jones, Tony,” says Mrs Bones. “Who's Mr Jones?” asks Tony. “I don’t know him.” “His home is up the hill,” says Mrs Bones.
/ɔ:/ all, small, tall, ball, talk, board, morning, forty
“Good morning, boys and girls,” says Miss Smith. “Don’t talk. All the boys, come to the board and draw a small ball, please.”
J: /ʤ/ jam, job, jumper, orange, magic, magician
Jenny has got orange hair. She has got orange clothes, too. What’s Jenny’s job? Jenny is a magician!
/ɑ/: car, far, barn, farm, farmer, alarm, guitar, father
Mark is a farmer. All the animals on Mark’s farm love him, “He’s great fun!” says Carly the cow. “Mark plays the guitar in the barn for us.”
/eı/ name, skate, plane, day, great
Today is a great day for Kate. It’s her birthday. What is this? A plane? A plane for Kate? That’s great! Happy Birthday, Kate!
/æ/ sad, dad, rap, band, land, man, have, happy, Jack
Jack and Jill are sad. They haven’t got any water. “Let’s get some water, Jill,” says Jack. So Jack and Jill go up a hill. They have got some water now. Jack an
“Where’s your ruler?” the teacher asks Peter. “Where’s your rubber? Where’s your sharpener?” “They're in my blazer,” says Peter. “Where’s your blazer?” “At home
/eı/ sail, tail, fail, wait, whale, face
This is Jane. Jane likes to sail. Look! Whose tail is this? Ah yes, it’s Miss Whale’s. “Hello, Jane,” says Miss Whale. “Let’s set sail!”
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