Practice Activity, Tricky Consonant Pairs. Let's practice some consonant pairs in English that might be tricky. Pairs like the first sounds in berry and very, shop and chop, pat and bat, sing and thing. Lock and rock, west and vest, not and lot, yam and jam. Let's practice. First, say these two words, patter, batter. Now, which word am I saying? Patter. Patter. That's right. I said patter. The first sound was pa. A voiceless sound. Next, say these two words. Best. Vest. Now which word am I saying? Vest, vest. Yes, I said vest. The first sound was a hissing sound. [SOUND] Next, say these two words. Cheap, sheep. Now, which word am I saying? Cheap, cheap. That's right, I said cheap. The first sound was a popping sound, ch. Now say these two words, thank, sank. Now, which word am I saying? Sank, sank, yes, I said sank. The first sound was s. Now say these two words, load, road. Now which word am I saying? Road, road That's right, I said road. The first sound was err. Next, say these two words wine, vine. Now which word am I saying? Wine. Wine. Yes, I said wine. The first sound was a flowing sound, wuh. Next, say these two words. Never. Lever. Now, which word am I saying? Lever. Lever. That's right, I said lever. The first sound was "ellll." Now try these two words. Yellow. Jello. Now which word am I saying? Jello, jello. Yes, I said jello. The first sound was the popping sound, je. Now let's practice some sentences with these sounds. Would you rather be a pilot or a pirate? Pat went to a bakery to buy a blueberry pie. Brown bears will eat vegetables but they like berries best. Does Thelma have thirteen sisters? No, she only has three. We went shopping, and chose some cheese, chicken, and shrimp. William likes to watch Western movies, but not violent ones. Linda and Norman never got to know a lot of people. Yesterday Jane ate some yellow, lemon-flavored Jello. Little children love to play in the park all day. Keep practicing these tricky consonant sounds, so you can say them easily and clearly.