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A Question of Sport

was and were

1. Match the questions and the answers.

Listen and make any changes before you check your answers.

2. Pronouncing was and were

Listen to the different pronunciation of was in these sentences.

• In sentence one was is pronounced /wiz/
• In sentence two was is pronounced /woz/

Now listen to these sentences and decide how was is pronounced.

3. Listen to the different pronunciation of were in these two sentences.

• In sentence one were is pronounced /w/
• In sentence two were is pronounced /wer/

Listen to these sentences and decide how were is pronounced.

1	We were there until midnight.	/w/	/wer/
2	We were.	/w/	/wer/
3	They were late.	/w/	/wer/
4	You were late too.	/w/	/wer/
5	Yes you were.	/w/	/wer/
6	We weren't.	/w/	/wer/
7	You weren't at the party.	/w/	/wer/
8	You were at the cinema.	/w/	/wer/

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