Class VIII Pronunciation Practice Exercise - 4

he
ði
 
 
Emperor's
ˈɛmpərəz
 
 
New
njuː
 
 
Clothes
kləʊðz
 
 
Story
ˈstɔːri
 ~ "
 ~ "
Early
ˈɜːli
 
 
Reader
ˈriːdə
English
ˈɪŋglɪʃ
 
 
Story
ˈstɔːri
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
Kids
kɪdz
 
 
 
This
ðɪs
 
 
is
ɪz
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Fairy
ˈfeəri
 
 
Tale
teɪl
 
 
The
ði
 
 
Emperor's
ˈɛmpərəz
 
 
New
njuː
 
 
Clothes
kləʊðz
 
 
Story
ˈstɔːri
It
ɪt
 
 
has
hæz
 
 
been
biːn
 
 
adapted
əˈdæptɪd
 
 
from
frɒm
 
 
Hans
ˈhɑːnz
 
 
Christian
 
 
Andersen's
ˈændəs(ə)nz
 
 
version
ˈvɜːʃən
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
is
ɪz
 
 
brought
brɔːt
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
you
juː
 
 
by
baɪ
 
 
Stories
ˈstɔːriz
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
Grow
grəʊ
 
 
by
baɪ
 
 
There
ðeə
 
 
once
wʌns
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
an
ən
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
who
huː
 
 
loved
lʌvd
 
 
nothing
ˈnʌθɪŋ
 
 
better
ˈbɛtə
 
 
than
ðæn
 
 
wearing
ˈweərɪŋ
 
 
fancy
ˈfænsi
 
 
new
njuː
 
 
clothes
kləʊðz
.  
.  
Three
θriː
 
 
times
taɪmz
 
 
a
ə
 
 
day
deɪ
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
change
ʧeɪnʤ
 
 
into
ˈɪntuː
 
 
a
ə
 
 
brand
brænd
 
 
new
njuː
 
 
royal
ˈrɔɪəl
 
 
outfit
ˈaʊtfɪt
.  
.  
Many
ˈmɛni
 
 
Emperors
ˈɛmpərəz
 
 
spend
spɛnd
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
days
deɪz
 
 
talking
ˈtɔːkɪŋ
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
advisors
ədˈvaɪzəz
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
fixing
ˈfɪksɪŋ
 
 
problems
ˈprɒbləmz
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
land
lænd
.  
.  
Not
nɒt
 
 
this
ðɪs
 
 
one
wʌn
!  
!  
He
hiː
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
too
tuː
 
 
busy
ˈbɪzi
 
 
sending
ˈsɛndɪŋ
 
 
out
aʊt
 
 
his
hɪz
 
 
servants
ˈsɜːvənts
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
find
faɪnd
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
next
nɛkst
 
 
great
greɪt
 
 
outfit
ˈaʊtfɪt
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
wear
weə
.
.
 
 
One
wʌn
 
 
day
deɪ
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
strangers
ˈstreɪnʤəz
 
 
came
keɪm
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
town
taʊn
.  
.  
They
ðeɪ
 
 
said
sɛd
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
.  
.  
They
ðeɪ
 
 
said
sɛd
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
wove
wəʊv
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
 
 
anyone
ˈɛnɪwʌn
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
ever
ˈɛvə
 
 
see
siː
.  
.  
But
bʌt
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
fact
fækt
they
ðeɪ
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
 – 
 – 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
crooks
krʊks
 
 
These
ðiːz
 
 
fake
feɪk
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
said
sɛd
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
more
mɔː
 
 
beautiful
ˈbjuːtəfʊl
 
 
than
ðæn
 
 
any
ˈɛni
 
 
other
ˈʌðə
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
 
 
BUT
bʌt
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
be
biː
 
 
seen
siːn
 
 
by
baɪ
 
 
just
ʤʌst
 
 
anyone
ˈɛnɪwʌn
.  
.  
Only
ˈəʊnli
 
 
people
ˈpiːpl
 
 
who
huː
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
smart
smɑːt
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
most
məʊst
 
 
excellent
ˈɛksələnt
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
actually
ˈækʧʊəli
 
 
see
siː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
magic
ˈmæʤɪk
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
.  
.  
People
ˈpiːpl
 
 
who
huː
 
 
were
wɜː
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
smart
smɑːt
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
excellent
ˈɛksələnt
 – 
 – 
well
wɛl
they
ðeɪ
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
see
siː
 
 
nothing
ˈnʌθɪŋ
 
 
at
æt
 
 
all
ɔːl
 
 
One
wʌn
 
 
day
deɪ
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
strangers
ˈstreɪnʤəz
 
 
came
keɪm
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
town
taʊn
.
.
 

 
Soon
suːn
word
wɜːd
 
 
reached
riːʧt
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərər
 
 
about
əˈbaʊt
 
 
these
ðiːz
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
fine
faɪn
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
.  
.  
He
hiː
 
 
thought
θɔːt
, “
, “
I
 
 
am
æm
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
most
məʊst
 
 
smart
smɑːt
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
most
məʊst
 
 
excellent
ˈɛksələnt
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
!  
!  
Anyone
ˈɛnɪwʌn
 
 
can
kæn
 
 
tell
tɛl
 
 
by
baɪ
 
 
how
haʊ
 
 
grand
grænd
 
 
I
 
 
always
ˈɔːlweɪz
 
 
look
lʊk
!  
!  
I
 
 
do
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
need
niːd
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
worry
ˈwʌri
 
 
about
əˈbaʊt
 
 
that
ðæt
 
 
silly
ˈsɪli
 
 
magic
ˈmæʤɪk
.” 
.” 
 
 
So
səʊ
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
went
wɛnt
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
see
siː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
.  
.  
These
ðiːz
 
 
clever
ˈklɛvə
 
 
crooks
krʊks
 
 
ran
ræn
 
 
about
əˈbaʊt
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
shop
ʃɒp
pointing
ˈpɔɪntɪŋ
 
 
at
æt
 
 
empty
ˈɛmpti
 
 
corners
ˈkɔːnəz
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
tables
ˈteɪblz
.  
.  
They
ðeɪ
 
 
said
sɛd
 
 
with
wɪð
 
 
pride
praɪd
, “
, “
Look
lʊk
 
 
at
æt
 
 
these
ðiːz
 
 
piles
paɪlz
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
fine
faɪn
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
!  
!  
Surely
ˈʃʊəli
 
 
you
juː
 
 
have
hæv
 
 
never
ˈnɛvə
 
 
seen
siːn
 
 
colors
ˈkʌləz
 
 
as
æz
 
 
bright
braɪt
 
 
as
æz
 
 
these
ðiːz
patterns
ˈpætənz
 
 
as
æz
 
 
beautiful
ˈbjuːtəfʊl
!”  
!”  
The
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
understand
ˌʌndəˈstænd
 – 
 – 
he
hiː
 
 
did
dɪd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
see
siː
 
 
any
ˈɛni
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
anywhere
ˈɛnɪweə
 
 
The
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
thought
θɔːt
, “
, “
I
 
 
cannot
ˈkænɒt
 
 
let
lɛt
 
 
anyone
ˈɛnɪwʌn
 
 
know
nəʊ
 
 
that
ðæt
 
 
I
 
 
cannot
ˈkænɒt
 
 
see
siː
 
 
this
ðɪs
 
 
magic
ˈmæʤɪk
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
!  
!  
Who
huː
 
 
knows
nəʊz
 
 
what
wɒt
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
may
meɪ
 
 
think
θɪŋk
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
me
miː
!”  
!”  
So
səʊ
 
 
instead
ɪnˈstɛd
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
said
sɛd
, “
, “
Indeed
ɪnˈdiːd
!  
!  
This
ðɪs
 
 
is
ɪz
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
most
məʊst
 
 
beautiful
ˈbjuːtəfʊl
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
 
 
anyone
ˈɛnɪwʌn
 
 
has
hæz
 
 
ever
ˈɛvə
 
 
seen
siːn
!” 
!” 
 
 
The
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
see
siː
 
 
no
nəʊ
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
anywhere
ˈɛnɪweə
!
!
 
 
 
As
æz
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
turns
tɜːnz
 
 
out
aʊt
the
ði
 
 
Emperor's
ˈɛmpərəz
 
 
grand
grænd
 
 
annual
ˈænjʊəl
 
 
Parade
pəˈreɪd
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
coming
ˈkʌmɪŋ
 
 
up
ʌp
 
 
soon
suːn
.  
.  
This
ðɪs
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
a
ə
 
 
special
ˈspɛʃəl
 
 
day
deɪ
 
 
when
wɛn
 
 
everyone
ˈɛvrɪwʌn
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
 
 
lined
laɪnd
 
 
up
ʌp
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
admire
ədˈmaɪə
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərər
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
cheer
ʧɪə
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
as
æz
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
walked
wɔːkt
 
 
by
baɪ
.  
.  
This
ðɪs
 
 
year
jɪə
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
wanted
ˈwɒntɪd
 
 
an
ən
 
 
outfit
ˈaʊtfɪt
 
 
more
mɔː
 
 
fine
faɪn
 
 
than
ðæn
 
 
ever
ˈɛvə
 
 
before
bɪˈfɔː
.  
.  
It
ɪt
 
 
must
mʌst
 
 
be
biː
 
 
made
meɪd
 
 
from
frɒm
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
weaver's
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
wonderful
ˈwʌndəfʊl
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
!
!
 
 
Yet
jɛt
 
 
there
ðeə
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
very
ˈvɛri
 
 
little
ˈlɪtl
 
 
time
taɪm
.  
.  
Could
kʊd
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
weave
wiːv
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
time
taɪm
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Parade
pəˈreɪd
?  
?  
The
ðə
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
fake
feɪk
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
frowned
fraʊnd
as
æz
 
 
if
ɪf
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
be
biː
 
 
sure
ʃʊə
.  
.  
Then
ðɛn
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
smiled
smaɪld
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
said
sɛd
 
 
yes
jɛs
they
ðeɪ
 
 
could
kʊd
 
 
make
meɪk
 
 
him
hɪm
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
 
 
royal
ˈrɔɪəl
 
 
outfit
ˈaʊtfɪt
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
cape
keɪp
 
 
ever
ˈɛvə
.  
.  
But
bʌt
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
cost
kɒst
 
 
many
ˈmɛni
 
 
extra
ˈɛkstrə
 
 
gold
gəʊld
 
 
coins
kɔɪnz
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
work
wɜːk
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
be
biː
 
 
ready
ˈrɛdi
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
time
taɪm
 
 
The
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
paid
peɪd
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
all
ɔːl
.  
.  
The
ðə
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
crooks
krʊks
 
 
put
pʊt
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
gold
gəʊld
 
 
right
raɪt
 
 
into
ˈɪntuː
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
chest
ʧɛst
.  
.  
But
bʌt
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
did
dɪd
 
 
not
nɒt
 
 
buy
baɪ
 
 
yarn
jɑːn
.  
.  
All
ɔːl
 
 
they
ðeɪ
 
 
bought
bɔːt
 
 
were
wɜːr
 
 
a
ə
 
 
few
fjuː
 
 
candles
ˈkændlz
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
burn
bɜːn
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
windows
ˈwɪndəʊz
 
 
at
æt
 
 
night
naɪt
.  
.  
That
ðæt
 
 
way
weɪ
 
 
everyone
ˈɛvrɪwʌn
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
say
seɪ
, “
, “
Look
lʊk
!  
!  
Those
ðəʊz
 
 
new
njuː
 
 
weavers
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
are
ɑː
 
 
working
ˈwɜːkɪŋ
 
 
all
ɔːl
 
 
night
naɪt
 
 
long
lɒŋ
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
get
gɛt
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor's
ˈɛmpərəz
 
 
new
njuː
 
 
clothes
kləʊðz
 
 
ready
ˈrɛdi
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
time
taɪm
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Parade
pəˈreɪd
.”
.”
 
 
The
ðə
 
 
two
tuː
 
 
crooks
krʊks
 
 
put
pʊt
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
gold
gəʊld
 
 
right
raɪt
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
their
ðeə
 
 
chest
ʧɛst
.
.
 

 
On
ɒn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
 
 
of
ɒv
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
Parade
pəˈreɪd
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
came
keɪm
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
weaver's
ˈwiːvəz
 
 
shop
ʃɒp
.  
.  
He
hiː
 
 
felt
fɛlt
 
 
sure
ʃʊə
 
 
that
ðæt
 
 
this
ðɪs
 
 
time
taɪm
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
would
wʊd
 
 
be
biː
 
 
able
ˈeɪbl
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
see
siː
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
magic
ˈmæʤɪk
 
 
cloth
klɒθ
.  
.  
But
bʌt
 
 
still
stɪl
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
saw
sɔː
 
 
nothing
ˈnʌθɪŋ
!
!
 
 
When
wɛn
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
time
taɪm
 
 
for
fɔː
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
get
gɛt
 
 
undressed
ʌnˈdrɛst
the
ðə
 
 
clever
ˈklɛvə
 
 
crooks
krʊks
 
 
said
sɛd
, “
, “
These
ðiːz
 
 
clothes
kləʊðz
 
 
are
ɑː
 
 
so
səʊ
 
 
light
laɪt
 
 
and
ænd
 
 
airy
ˈeəri
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
will
wɪl
 
 
feel
fiːl
 
 
as
æz
 
 
if
ɪf
 
 
you
juː
 
 
have
hæv
 
 
nothing
ˈnʌθɪŋ
 
 
on
ɒn
 
 
at
æt
 
 
all
ɔːl
.”  
.”  
And
ænd
 
 
indeed
ɪnˈdiːd
that
ðæt
 
 
is
ɪz
 
 
how
haʊ
 
 
it
ɪt
 
 
seemed
siːmd
 
 
to
tuː
 
 
the
ði
 
 
Emperor
ˈɛmpərə
For
fɔː
 
 
when
wɛn
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
looked
lʊkt
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
mirror
ˈmɪrə
he
hiː
 
 
saw
sɔː
 
 
in
ɪn
 
 
the
ðə
 
 
reflection
rɪˈflɛkʃən
 
 
that
ðæt
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
was
wɒz
 
 
wearing
ˈweərɪŋ
 
 
nothing
ˈnʌθɪŋ
.  
.  
But
bʌt
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
thought
θɔːt
really
ˈrɪəli
he
hiː
 
 
must
mʌst
 
 
be
biː
 
 
wearing
ˈweərɪŋ
 
 
a
ə
 
 
very
ˈvɛri
 
 
grand
grænd
 
 
outfit
ˈaʊtfɪt
.  
.  
One
wʌn
 
 
worth
wɜːθ
 
 
all
ɔːl
 
 
the
ði
 
 
extra
ˈɛkstrə
 
 
money
ˈmʌni
 
 
he
hiː
 
 
had
hæd
 
 
spent
spɛnt
.
.
 

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