Homework for March 10

 

November 6 Homework

 

VOWEL COMPARISON CONVERSATIONS

 

[ć] as in “hat”    &    [E] as in “get”     &        [ə] as in “hut”

 

A conversation at an auction:

 

A:         I can bet that the hat will get bought.

B:         Which hat are you betting on?

A:         That one.  The hat with the feather and the red rim. 

B:         Well, it might get purchased, but it will sell for under eight dollars.  No

one would ask for more than that.

 

[I]  as in “hit” and [U] as in “put”

 

A conversation in a restaurant:

 

A:         Do you see that woman over there?

B:         That woman with the women in the red hats?

A:         No, the woman with the man in the brown shirt.

B:         There’s no woman with the man in the brown shirt, there is only a woman with other women in red hats. 

A:         Oh, forget it! I was going to tell you that the woman over there is different from the other women here because she is the first woman in the area to get her Women’s League involved in local politics.

 

 


                        as in “taught” and                      as in “tot.

 

Determine which of these two sounds occur in the words below.

 
  1. father
  2. law
  3. caustic
  4. hollow
  5. constant
  6. call
  7. brawl
  8. stop
  9. honor
  10. drawl

 

Try these sentences using the words above.

 

  1. My father’s drawl is awful on a call.
  2. The law honor’s stopping a brawl if it starts.
  3. His honor is hollow if his remarks are caustic.
  4. The father offered a drawn-out, caustic diatribe on his daughter’s wrong-doings.

 

 

 

Conversation with –ed Endings

 

HEAR THE CONVERSATION

 

Directions:  Take the base form of the verb in parentheses and make it past tense.  Some of the verbs are irregular.  When you are done, practice the conversation with a partner.  Be sure to include the correct past tense ending on the verb.

 

A:         Hi!  How was your vacation in Bermuda?  I tried (try) to call you while you were away, but you had turned (turn) off your cell phone.

 

B:         Yeah.  I was having a great time.  I blocked (block) out all communication with work so I could just relax.  We spent_(spend) a lot of time at the beach.

 

A:         Did you go snorkeling?  I snorkeled_(snorkel) in the Bahamas.  It was fabulous.

 

B:         No, I didn’t snorkel, but we rented (rent) scooters and rode (ride) all over the island. 

 

A:         Sounds like fun.  What else did you do?

 

B:         We visited (visit) with friends of ours who have a house on the island.  They cooked (cook) a great meal of fresh fish and local vegetables.  We also sailed (sail) on a fishing boat and viewed (view) some of the local sharks out by the reefs.

 

A:         Oh, I’ve heard that a lot of those sharks are hunted (hunt) for food and for sport. 

 

B:         Yes, and the corral there is being destroyed (destroy) by the diving and boating.  I counted (count) six reefs as we were boating by that looked like they were crumbling.

 

A:         That’s terrible!  So will you go back to Bermuda on a future vacation?

 

B:         I have to.  While I was there, I actually leased (lease) a house near the shore.  Now, I have a place to stay whenever I get the urge for some fun and sun.