Chapter 2 — Consonant-Vowel Reading Drill

BBH Chapter 2 · Hebrew Vowels · 15 rows × 10 syllables

Instructions: Read each line aloud, pronouncing each syllable in order from left to right. Each line uses one consonant throughout. Your instructor will call on individual students to read a line. All vowel types from Chapter 2 appear across the fifteen lines, including matres lectionis and Hateph shewas.
Rows marked with ★ use guttural consonants and include Hateph (composite) shewas.
1 Bet — בּ
בּוּShureq בָּQamets בִּיHireq Yod בַּPathach בּוֹHolem Waw בֵּTsere בֶּSeghol בֹּHolem בֻּQibbuts בֵּיTsere Yod
2 Mem — מ
מָהQamets He מִHireq מֹHolem מֶהSeghol He מֵTsere מֵהTsere He מַPathach מֹהHolem He מֻQibbuts מָQamets
3 Shin — שׁ
שִׁיHireq Yod שֵׁTsere שָׁQamets שׁוּShureq שַׁPathach שֹׁHolem שֵׁיTsere Yod שׁוֹHolem Waw שֶׁSeghol שִׁHireq
4 Lamed — ל
לֵTsere לוֹHolem Waw לַPathach לָהQamets He לִHireq לֶSeghol לָQamets לֵיTsere Yod לֹHolem לֻQibbuts
5 Nun — נ
נָQamets נֶהSeghol He נִיHireq Yod נֵTsere נֹHolem נֶSeghol נוּShureq נַPathach נֹהHolem He נְVocal Shewa
6 Dalet — דּ
דֵּיTsere Yod דָּQamets דּוּShureq דִּHireq דֵּTsere דּוֹHolem Waw דַּPathach דִּיHireq Yod דֹּHolem דֶּSeghol
7 Alef — א ★ guttural — includes Hateph shewas
אֵTsere אֲHateph Pathach אָQamets אֶSeghol אֳHateph Qamets אִHireq אַPathach אֱHateph Seghol אֹHolem אוּShureq
8 Kaf — כּ
כּוֹHolem Waw כַּPathach כֵּיTsere Yod כִּHireq כָּהQamets He כֶּSeghol כָּQamets כֵּTsere כֵּהTsere He כֻּQibbuts
9 He — ה ★ guttural — includes Hateph shewas
הֶSeghol הֳHateph Qamets הָQamets הֲHateph Pathach הֵTsere הֹHolem הֱHateph Seghol הַPathach הִHireq הוּShureq
10 Pe — פּ
פֵּיTsere Yod פָּQamets פּוּShureq פֹּHolem פֶּהSeghol He פִּHireq פֵּTsere פִּיHireq Yod פַּPathach פֹּהHolem He
11 Taw — תּ
תּוֹHolem Waw תָּQamets תִּיHireq Yod תַּPathach תֵּTsere תֶּSeghol תּוּShureq תֵּיTsere Yod תֹּHolem תִּHireq
12 Resh — ר
רָQamets רֵהTsere He רִיHireq Yod רֶSeghol רֹHolem רוּShureq רַPathach רֵTsere רָהQamets He רִHireq
13 Gimel — גּ
גּוֹHolem Waw גָּQamets גֶּהSeghol He גַּPathach גֵּTsere גּוּShureq גִּיHireq Yod גֹּHolem גֵּיTsere Yod גֶּSeghol
14 Ayin — ע ★ guttural — includes Hateph shewas
עֶSeghol עֲHateph Pathach עָQamets עֱHateph Seghol עַPathach עֳHateph Qamets עִHireq עֵTsere עֹHolem עוּShureq
15 Tsade — צ
צֵיTsere Yod צָהQamets He צִHireq צוֹHolem Waw צֶSeghol צָQamets צַPathach צֹהHolem He צוּShureq צֵTsere