Further Practice


A)

Readingˈriː.ɾɪŋ
Writingˈraɪ.ɾɪŋ
Paintingˈpʰeɪn.tɪŋ
Drawingˈdrɔːɪŋ
Cookingˈkʰʊk.ɪŋ
Bakingˈbeɪ.kɪŋ
Gardeningˈɡɑːr.dn̩.ɪŋ
Hikingˈhaɪ.kɪŋ
Campingˈkʰæm.pɪŋ
Fishingˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ
Travelingˈtræv.ə.lɪŋ
Photographyfə.ˈtʰɑː.ɡrə.fi
Knittingˈnɪɾ.ɪŋ
Sewingˈsoʊ.ɪŋ
Dancingˈdæn.sɪŋ
Singingˈsɪn.dʒɪŋ
Playingˈpleɪ.ɪŋ
Collectingkə.ˈlɛk.tɪŋ
Gamingˈɡeɪ.mɪŋ
Sportsˈspɔːrts

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B)

She enjoys reading mystery novels in her free time.

ʃi ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪz ˈriː.ɾɪŋ ˈmɪs.tɚ.ri ˈnɑː.vəɫz ˈɪn ˈhɝː ˈfriː ˈtʰaɪm

He spends his evenings writing short stories.

hi ˈspɛndz ˈhɪz ˈiːv.nɪŋz ˈraɪ.ɾɪŋ ˈʃɔːrt ˈstɔːr.iːz

The artist is painting a beautiful landscape.

ði ˈɑːr.ɾɪst ˈɪz ˈpʰeɪn.tɪŋ ə ˈbjuː.ɾɪf.əɫ ˈlænd.ˌskeɪp

She loves drawing portraits of her friends.

ʃi ˈlʌvz ˈdrɔːɪŋ ˈpʰɔːr.trəts əv ˈhɝː ˈfrɛndz

He is cooking a delicious meal for dinner.

hi ˈɪz ˈkʰʊk.ɪŋ ə dɪ.ˈlɪʃ.əs ˈmiːɫ fɚ ˈdɪn.ɚ

She is baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

ʃi ˈɪz ˈbeɪ.kɪŋ ə ˈbætʃ əv ˈtʃɑː.klət ˈtʃɪp ˈkʰʊk.iːz

He spends his weekends gardening in his backyard.

hi ˈspɛndz ˈhɪz ˈwiːk.ˌɛndz ˈɡɑːr.dn̩.ɪŋ ˈɪn ˈhɪz ˈbæk.ˈjɑːrd

They went hiking in the mountains last weekend.

ˈðeɪ ˈwɛnt ˈhaɪ.kɪŋ ˈɪn ðə ˈmaʊn.ʔn̩z ˈlæst ˈwiːk.ˌɛnd

The family is camping by the lake this summer.

ðə ˈfæm.li ˈɪz ˈkʰæm.pɪŋ ˈbaɪ ðə ˈleɪk ˈðɪs ˈsʌm.ɚ

He enjoys fishing at the local river.

hi ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪz ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ət ðə ˈloʊ.kəɫ ˈrɪv.ɚ

She dreams of traveling around the world.

ʃi ˈdriːmz əv ˈtræv.ə.lɪŋ ɚ.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈwɝːɫd

He has a passion for photography and takes stunning pictures.

hi həz ə ˈpʰæʃ.ən fɚ fə.ˈtʰɑː.ɡrə.fi ənd ˈtʰeɪks ˈstʌn.ɪŋ ˈpʰɪk.tʃɚz

She is knitting a warm scarf for winter.

ʃi ˈɪz ˈnɪɾ.ɪŋ ə ˈwɔːrm ˈskɑːrf fɚ ˈwɪn.tɚ

He is sewing a new dress for his sister.

hi ˈɪz ˈsoʊ.ɪŋ ə ˈnuː ˈdrɛs fɚ ˈhɪz ˈsɪs.tɚ

They are dancing to their favorite song at the party.

ˈðeɪ ɚ ˈdæn.sɪŋ tə ðɚ ˈfeɪv.rət ˈsɔːŋ ət ðə ˈpʰɑːr.ɾi

She loves singing in the choir.

ʃi ˈlʌvz ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ ˈɪn ðə ˈkwaɪ.ɚ

The children are playing in the park.

ðə ˈtʃɪɫ.drən ɚ ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ˈɪn ðə ˈpʰɑːrk

He enjoys collecting vintage stamps.

hi ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪz kə.ˈlɛk.tɪŋ ˈvɪn.tɪdʒ ˈstæmps

She spends her evenings gaming with friends online.

ʃi ˈspɛndz ˈhɝː ˈiːv.nɪŋz ˈɡeɪ.mɪŋ ˈwɪθ ˈfrɛndz ˈɔːn.ˌlaɪn

He is passionate about playing soccer.

hi ˈɪz ˈpʰæʃ.ə.nət ə.ˈbaʊt ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ ˈsɑː.kɚ

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