"A" Sounds /æ/ /ɑ:/ /ʌ/
"O" sounds /ɒ/ /ɔː/
"O" sounds /əʊ/ /u:/
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Riddles
100
Phonetic sound of "bat"
/æ/
100
Phonetic sound of "fox"
/ɒ/
100
Phonetic sound of "hello"
/əʊ/
100
Write its phonetic pronunciation
/kæt/
100
This sound will come in handy if you go to a doctor's appointment with a sore throat. The doctor will ask you to open your mouth and say what sound?
[a:]
200
Phonetic sound of "star"
/ɑ:/
200
Phonetic sound of "fork"
/ɔː/
200
Phonetic sound of "do" 
/u:/
200
Write its phonetic pronunciation
/bæd/
200
When pronouncing these two sounds, the tongue should be slightly clamped between the teeth. Your tongue is like a soft dough. What are these sounds?
[θ], [ð]
300
Phonetic sound of "brush"
/ʌ/
300
Phonetic sound of "caught"
/ɔː/
300
Phonetic sound of "cold"
/əʊ/
300
Write its phonetic pronunciation
/wɔːk/
300
When pronouncing this sound you should slightly bite your lower lip? What kind of sound is that?
[ v ]
400
Phonetic sound of "black"
/æ/
400
Phonetic sound of "because"
/ɒ/
400
Phonetic sound of "move"
/u:/
400
Write its phonetic pronunciation
/fʌn/
400
How to pronounce the next sound, crying little kids will tell you. This sound is only in English, it is not in Kazakh. What kind of sound is that?
[w]
500
Phonetic sound of "tongue"
/ʌ/
500
Phonetic sound of "prawn"
/ɔː/
500
Phonetic sound of "row"
/əʊ/
500
Write its phonetic pronunciation
/stɑːt/
500
This is an English sound and there is no analogue in the Russian language, but there is in the Kazakh language. It sounds like you have a stuffy nose. What kind of sound is that?
[ŋ]