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Exercise 88.1 Health and Wellness Vocabulary

Consonant Sounds p, b, ʒ, ʤ, ʃ

Listen to  the dialogue.  Answer the questions.

See Appendix 19 for a transcript of this dialogue.

Click on the icon to listen to the dialogue taking place in a clinic between a nurse and a patient. mp3

Please refer to the CPA if needed.

1.  Read the following word aloud: allergic /ələrdʒɪk/. Select the word below that contains a  /ʤ/ sound.

egg
injury
green
dialogue

2.  Which pair of words below both contain the /p/ sound?

phone - pharmacy
prescriptions – paramedic
elephant - paper
patient - photo

3. Read the following word aloud: insurance /ɪnʃʊrəns/.  Select the word below that contains a similar / ʃ / sound

sister
stop
shot
supper

4. Read the following word aloud: seizure / siʒər /.  Select the word below that contains a similar /ʒ/ sound

zoo
zero
sure
measure

5.  Choose the correct transcription for the word “blister” from the list below:


blistər
blistur
plɪstar