Pronunciation online exercise for grade 2 - Free Printable

I'll help you solve this phonics exercise. Let me work through each question carefully by analyzing the vowel sounds in each word.

The exercise asks to identify which word contains specific vowel sounds:
- /i:/ (long e sound, like "ee")
- // (short i sound, like "ih")
- /æ/ (short a sound, like "a" in cat)
- /e/ (short e sound, like "eh")

Let me analyze each question:

Question 1: sit, sea, set
- sit = /sɪt/ (short i)
- sea = /si:/ (long e)
- set = /set/ (short e)
Answer: sea (contains /i:/)

Question 2: bet, beat, bitch
- bet = /bet/ (short e)
- beat = /bi:t/ (long e)
- bitch = /bɪtʃ/ (short i)
Answer: beat (contains /i:/)

Question 3: he, him, head
- he = /hi:/ (long e)
- him = /hɪm/ (short i)
- head = /hed/ (short e)
Answer: he (contains /i:/)

Question 4: meat, me, met
- meat = /mi:t/ (long e)
- me = /mi:/ (long e)
- met = /met/ (short e)
Answer: meat or me (both contain /i:/) - I'll go with meat as it's more commonly used for teaching

Question 5: marry, merry, meet
- marry = /ˈmær.i/ (short a)
- merry = /ˈmer.i/ (short e)
- meet = /mi:t/ (long e)
Answer: meet (contains /i:/)

Question 6: sat, set, seat
- sat = /sæt/ (short a)
- set = /set/ (short e)
- seat = /si:t/ (long e)
Answer: seat (contains /i:/)

Question 7: vet, vest, vat
- vet = /vet/ (short e)
- vest = /vest/ (short e)
- vat = /væt/ (short a)
Answer: vat (contains /æ/)

Question 8: head, hit, he
- head = /hed/ (short e)
- hit = /hɪt/ (short i)
- he = /hi:/ (long e)
Answer: hit (contains /ɪ/)

Question 9: fit, bit, pit
- fit = /fɪt/ (short i)
- bit = /bɪt/ (short i)
- pit = /pɪt/ (short i)
All three have short i! Answer: fit (or any of them - they all contain /ɪ/)

Question 10: bee, see, free
- bee = /bi:/ (long e)
- see = /si:/ (long e)
- free = /fri:/ (long e)
All three have long e! Answer: bee (or any of them - they all contain /i:/)

Question 11: money, Monday, monkey
- money = /ˈmʌn.i/ (schwa + short i)
- Monday = /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ (schwa + diphthong)
- monkey = /mʌŋ.ki/ (schwa + short i)
Answer: money or monkey (both contain /ɪ/ at the end) - I'll say money

Question 12: vest, test, rest
- vest = /vest/ (short e)
- test = /test/ (short e)
- rest = /rest/ (short e)
All three have short e! Answer: vest (or any of them - they all contain /e/)

Final Answer:
1. sea
2. beat
3. he
4. meat
5. meet
6. seat
7. vat
8. hit
9. fit
10. bee
11. money
12. vest