EXERCISES
Written exercises
Unit 7 – Exercise 1
Transcribe the different pronunciations of the following spellings, and provide some examples: <oo>, <g> and <ol>
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Spelling
Pronunciations
Examples
<oo>
1. usually /uː/
hoop, booze
2. before k, d/ʊ/
look, wood
3. before r /ɔː/
door, mooring
4. other minor values:
a. /ʊ/
wool, foot, soot
b. /oʊ/
brooch
c. /uː/
food, brood, spook
d. /ʌ/
blood, flood
e. /ʊə/, /ɒə/
poor
<g>
1. before e, i, y, ae, /dʒ/
gentle, magic, gyrate,page, algae
2. in -gm, gn- or –gn Ø
diaphragm, gnome, signing, reign
3. elsewhere /ɡ/
gang, go, great, guest
4. other minor values:
a. /ɡ/
b. /ʒ/
get, eager, algae (RP)
c. /ɡ/
collage, gigue
d. /dʒ/
signify, repugnant
<g> in <gg>
5. /ɡ/
margarine
6. other minor values:
gstagger, flagging
a. /dʒ/
<g> in <gh>
8. elsewhere Ø
ghost, ghastly
9. other minor values:
dough, high, right, daughter
a. /f/
b. /p/
laugh, enough,hiccough
<ol>
1. in <old> /əʊld/
blindfold, older, bold
minor value: /əld/
scaffold, kobold
2. in <olk> /əʊk/
yolk, folk
3. in <oll> /ɒl/
doll, follow, colletc., holler
minor value: /əʊl/
roll, stroller, polling, tollway
4. in <olm> /ɒlm/
olm, dolmen
minor value: /əʊlm/
enrolment, holmium
Unit 7 – Exercise 2
Give all the possible spellings of the following sounds, providing some examples: /uː/, /aɪ/ and /ʧ/.
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Pronunciation Spellings Examples
/uː/
oo, u, o, u…e, ou, ew, ue, o…e, ui, eu, oeu, oe, ough, wo, ioux, ieu, oup, w, u
tool, luminous, who, flute, soup, jewel, true, lose, fruit, maneuver, manoeuvre (Br. variant of prec.), canoe, through (form. variant of "thru"), two, Sioux, lieutenant, coup, cwm, thru (inf.)
/aɪ/
ae, ai, aie, aille, ais, ay, aye, ei, eigh, ey, eye, i, i…e, ia, ie, ic, ig, igh, is, ui, uy, y…e, ye
maestro, krait, shanghaied, canaille (RP), aisle, kayak, aye, heist, height, geyser (US), eye, mic, fine, diaper,,tie, indict, sign, high, isle, guide, buy, type, bye, chin, nature, batch, bastion (some accents), cello, bocce, putsch, Czech
/ʧ/
ch, t, tch, ti, c, cc, tsch, cz
chin,nature, batch, bastion (some accents), cello, bocce, putsch, Czech
Unit 7 – Exercise 3
Homographs.
Transcribe the two different pronunciations of the following words:
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1. conduct |
2. alternate |
3. house |
4. moderate |
5. project |
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6. does |
7. minute |
8. subject |
9. refuse |
10. polish |
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11. sow |
12. rebel |
13. read |
14. tear |
15. wind |
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16. live |
17. wound |
18. close |
19. bow |
20. record |
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1.
/ˈkɒndʌkt/, /kənˈdʌkt/
2.
/ˈɒltəneɪt/,/ɒlˈtɜːnət/,
3.
/haʊs/, /hauz/
4.
/ˈmɒdərət/,/mɒˈdəreɪt/
5.
/ˈprɒdʒəkt/,/prəˈdʒekt/
6.
/dʌz/, /dəʊz/
7.
/ˈmɪnɪt/,/maɪˈnjuːt/
8.
/ˈsʌbʤəkt/, /səbˈʤekt/
9 .
/ˈrefjuːs/,/rɪˈfuːz/
10.
/ˈpɒlɪʃ/, /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/
11.
/səʊ/, /saʊ/
12.
/ˈrebl̩/, /rɪˈbel/
13.
/riːd/, /red/
14 .
/tɪə/, /teə/
15 .
/wɪnd/, /waɪnd/
16.
/lɪv/, /laɪv/
17.
/wʊnd/, /waʊnd/
18.
/kləʊs/, /kləʊz/
19.
/bəʊ/, /baʊ/
20.
/ˈrekəd/, /rɪˈkɔːd/
Unit 7 – Exercise 4
Homophones.
The following transcriptions represent a pair of homophones (unless otherwise stated).
Give their spellings
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1. /ˈpræktɪs/ |
2. /fɔːθ/ |
3. /riːd/ |
4. /red/ |
5. /kɔːt/ |
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6. /sent/ |
7. /ˈaɪdl̩/ |
8 ./nɒt/ |
9. /wɔː/ |
10. /pɔː/ |
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11. /biːʧ/ |
12. /saɪt/ |
13. /feǝ/ |
14. /fɔːt/ |
15. /ˈfɔ:mǝli/ |
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16. /hɒʊl/ |
17. /meɪl/ |
18. /rǝud/ |
19. /siː/ |
20. /pɑːst/ |
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21. /plʌm/ |
22. /piːs/ |
23. /haɪә/ |
24. /nəʊz/ |
25. /bɔːl/ |
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1.
practice, practise
2.
forth, fourth
3.
read, reed
4.
read, red
5.
caught, court
6.
sent, scent, cent
7.
idol, idle
8.
not, knot
9.
war, wore
10.
poor, pore, paw, pour
11.
beach, beech
12.
sight, cite, site
13.
fair, fare
14.
fort, fought
15.
formerly, formally
16.
whole, hole
17.
male, mail
18.
road, rode
19.
see, sea
20.
past, passed
21.
plum, plumb
22.
peace, piece
23.
higher, hire
24.
nose, knows
25.
ball, bawl
Unit 7 – Exercise 5
Identify the silent consonants in the following words and transcribe them.
There is one word which does not contain silent letters.
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1. climber |
2. blackguard |
3. sigh |
4. honest |
5. Greenwich |
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6. where |
7. sight |
8. thought |
9. campaing |
10. sandwich |
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11. kindness |
12. enough |
13. whom |
14. gnostic |
15. yacht |
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16. muscle |
17. debt |
18. half |
19. heir |
20. psalm |
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21. ballet |
22. isle |
23. empty |
24. could |
25. subtle |
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26. tomb |
27. handsome |
28. autumn |
29. castle |
30. undoubtedly |
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The word with no silent letters is <enough>.
1.
/klaɪmə/
2.
/ˈblӕgɑːd/
3.
/saɪ/
4.
/ˈɒnɪst/
5.
/ˈgrenɪʧ/
6.
/weə/
7.
/saɪt/
8.
/ðəʊ/
9.
/kəmˈpeɪn/
10.
/ˈsӕnwɪʤ/
11.
/ˈkaɪnnəs/
12.
/ɪˈnʌf/
13 .
/huːm/
14.
/ˈnɒstɪk/
15.
/jɔːt/
16.
/ˈmʌsl̩/
17.
/det/
18.
/hɑːf/
19.
/eə/
20.
/sɑːm/
21. /ˈbӕleɪ/
22. /aɪl/
23. /ˈemti/
24. /kʊd/
25. /ˈsʌtl̩/
26. /tuːm/
27. /ˈhӕnsəm/
28. /ˈɔːtm̩/
29. /ˈkɑːsl̩/
30. /ʌnˈdautɪdli/
Audio exercises
Unit 7 – Exercise 1
Pronunciation of the letter <a> and combinations thereof.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <a>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the vowel.
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1. lad |
2. fall |
3. quarter |
4. ladder |
5. water |
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6. take |
7. salt |
8. warn |
9. change |
10. chalk |
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11. dollar |
12. ask |
13. many |
14. can´t |
15. chocolate |
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16. care |
17. half |
18. animal |
19. aren´t |
20. bath |
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21. normal |
22. mail |
23. swan |
24. star |
25. say |
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26. want |
27. garden |
28. again |
29. chair |
30. daughter |
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31. says |
32. sauce |
33. sausage |
34. aunt |
35. because |
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1. /ӕ/
2. /ɔː/
3. /ɔː/
4. /ӕ/
5. /ɔː/
6. /eɪ/
7. /ɒ/
8. /ɔː/
9. /eɪ/
10. /ɔː/
11. /ә/
12. /ɑː/
13. /e/
14. /ɑː/
15. /ɪ/
16. /eә/
17. /ɑː/
18. /ә/ /ә/
19. /ɑː/
20. /ɑː/
21. /ә/
22. /eɪ/
23. /ɒ/
24. /ɑː/
25. /eɪ/
26. /ɒ/
27. /ɑː/
28. /ә/ /e/
29. /eә/
30. /ɔː/
31. /e/
32. /ɔː/
33. /ɒ/
34. /ɑː/
35. /ɒ/
Unit 7 – Exercise 2
Pronunciation of the letter <c> and combinations thereof. When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <c>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the consonant.
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1. acid |
2. church |
3. cry |
4. echo |
5. cello |
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6. scene |
7. choir |
8. school |
9. bicycle |
10. social |
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11. anchor |
12. chop |
13. machine |
14. moustache |
15. special |
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1. /s/
2. /ʧ/ /ʧ/
3. /k/
4. /k/
5. /ʧ/
6. /s/
7. /k/
8. /k/
9. /s//k/
10. /ʃ/
11. /k/
12. /ʧ/
13. /ʃ/
14. /ʃ/
15. /ʃ/
Unit 7 – Exercise 3
Pronunciation of the letter <g>.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <g>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the consonant.
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1. guess |
2. sign |
3. garage |
4. give |
5. gym |
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6. sing |
7. egg |
8. agent |
9. prestige |
10. danger |
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11. singer |
12. magnet |
13. bridge |
14. might |
15. finger |
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16. ghost |
17. ginger |
18. gift |
19. weigh |
20. guitar |
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1. /g/
2. /n/
3. /g/ /ʤ/
4. /g/
5. /ʤ/
6. --
7. /g/
8. /ʤ/
9. /ʒ/
10. /ʤ/
11. --
12. /g/
13. /ʤ/
14. --
15. /g/
16. /g/
17. /ʤ/ /ʤ/
18. /g/
19. --
20. /g/
Unit 7 – Exercise 4
Pronunciation of the letter <o> and combinations thereof.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the letter <o>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the vowel.
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1. top |
2. code |
3. come |
4. enough |
5. potato |
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6. son |
7. do |
8. voice |
9. foot |
10. blood |
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11. food |
12. house |
13. group |
14. country |
15. town |
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16. tower |
17. tow |
18. toy |
19. pour |
20. sour |
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21. honour |
22. would |
23. world |
24. gold |
25. port |
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26. word |
27. visitor |
28. colour |
29. wonder |
30. above |
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31. money |
32. rough |
33. thorough |
34. shoe |
35. mould |
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1. /ɒ/
2. /әʊ/
3. /ʌ/
4. /ʌ/
5. /ә/ /ә/
6. /ʌ/
7. /uː/
8. /ɔɪ/
9. /ʊ/
10. /ʌ/
11. /uː/
12. /aʊ/
13. /uː/
14. /ʌ/
15. /aʊ/
16. /aʊ/
17. /әʊ/
18. /ɔɪ/
19. /ɔː/
20. /aʊ/
21. /ɒ/ /ә/
22. /ʊ/
23. /ɜː/
24. /әʊ/
25. /ɔː/
26. /ɜː/
27. /ә/
28. /ʌ/ /ә/
29. /ʌ/
30. /ʌ/
31. /ʌ/
32. /ʌ/
33. /ʌ/ /ә/
34. /uː/
35. /әʊ/
Unit 7 – Exercise 5
Pronunciation of the sequence <ough>.
When you hear the number, say the word containing the combination of letters <ough>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the vowel.
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1. bought |
2. tough |
3. bough |
4. although |
5. thorough |
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6. cough |
7. through |
8. hiccough |
9. thought |
10. enough |
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1. /ɔː/
2. /ʌ/
3. /aʊ/
4. /әʊ/
5. /ә/
6. /ɒ/
7. /uː/
8. /ʌ/
9. /ɔː/
10. /ʌ/
Unit 7 – Exercise 6
Pronunciation of the <-ed> ending.
When you hear the number, say the word containing <-ed>.
Then, listen and repeat. Give the phonemic transcription of just the ending.
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1. abandoned |
2. abolished |
3. baked |
4. benefitted |
5. burned |
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6. carried |
7. centered |
8. chased |
9. clashed |
10. clothed |
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11. composed |
12. cooled |
13. debated |
14. derailed |
15. designed |
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16. diverted |
17. dried |
18. ducked |
19. expired |
20. fenced |
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21. hoped |
22. kissed |
23. laughed |
24. learned |
25. played |
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26. raked |
27. remembered |
28. sounded |
29. talked |
30. tamed |
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31. walked |
32. wanted |
33. wetted |
34. wished |
35. worked |
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1. /d/
2. /t/
3. /t/
4. /ɪd/
5. /d/
6. /d/
7. /d/
8. /t/
9. /t/
10. /d/
11. /d/
12. /d/
13. /ɪd/
14. /d/
15. /d/
16. /ɪd/
17. /d/
18. /t/
19. /d/
20. /t/
21. /t/
22. /t/
23. /t/
24. /d/
25. /d/
26. /t/
27. /d/
28. /ɪd/
29. /t/
30. /d/
31. /t/
32. /ɪd/
33. /ɪd/
34. /t/
35. /t/
Unit 7 – Exercise 7
Silent letters.
When you hear the number, say the word, paying special attention to silent letters.
Then, listen and repeat. Underline the silent letters.
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1. foreign |
2. debt |
3. scene |
4. folk |
5. heir |
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6. vehement |
7. salmon |
8. sandwich |
9. sign |
10. scissors |
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11. Christmas |
12. honour |
13. vehicle |
14. bomb |
15. plumb |
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16. Theresa |
17. honest |
18. almond |
19. know |
20. castle |
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21. Wednesday |
22. gnome |
23. sing |
24. chalk |
25. exhibit |
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26. handsome |
27. subtle |
28. scent |
29. could |
30. aren´t |
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31. Birmingham |
32. kneel |
33. island |
34. fasten |
35. muscle |
- Término
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1. foreign 2. debt 3. scene 4. folk 5. heir
6. vehement 7. salmon 8. sandwich 9. sign 10. scissors
11. Christmas 12. honour 13. vehicle 14. bomb 15. plumb
16. Theresa 17. honest 18. almond 19. know 20. castle
21. Wednesday 22. gnome 23. sing 24. chalk 25. exhibit
26. handsome 27. subtle 28. scent 29. could 30. apostle
31. Birmingham 32. kneel 33. island 34. fasten 35. muscle
Unit 7 – Exercise 8
The following words you will hear are homophones.
Can you give at least two possible spellings for each one?
For example: /heә/ <hair, hare>
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1. greɪt |
2. θruː |
3. raɪt |
4. siːz |
5. rәʊd |
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6. veɪn |
7. wɔːn |
8. weәr |
9. pɑːst |
10. fraɪә |
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11. preɪz |
12. pɔː |
13. sent |
14. sәʊ |
15. θrәʊn |
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16. meɪd |
17. nәʊz |
18. nʌn |
19. tuː |
20. piːs |
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21. kruːz |
22. naɪt |
23. njuː |
24. baɪ |
25. wʊd |
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1. grate – great
2. threw – through
3. wright – right – write – rite
4. seas – sees – seize
5. road – rowed
6. vain – vein
7. warn – worn
8 where – were
9. past – passed
10. friar – fryer
11. prays – preys
12. poor – pore – pour
13. scent – sent – cent
14. so – sew – sow
15. throw – throne
16. maid – made
17. nose – knows
18. none – nun
19. too – two
20. peace – piece
21.crews – cruise
22. night – knight
23. new – knew
24. buy – bye – by
25. wood – would
Unit 7 – Exercise 9
Frequently misspelled words.
Listen to the following words and give them in spelling.
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1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
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6. |
7. |
8. |
9. |
10. |
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11. |
12. |
13. |
14. |
15. |
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16. |
17. |
18. |
19. |
20. |
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21. |
22. |
23. |
24. |
25. |
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26. |
27. |
28. |
29. |
30. |
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31. |
32. |
33. |
34. |
35. |
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1. disappearance 2. definitely 3. millenium 4. irresistible 5. Wednesday
6. acknowledgement 7. adolescent 8. grateful 9. accidentally 10. enthusiasm
11. amphitheatre 12. length 13. license 14. ridiculous 15. approximately
16. encyclopedia 17. rhythm 18. foreign 19. immediately 20. drunkenness
21. accommodation 22. column 23. possession 24. maintenance 25. necessarily
26. pronunciation 27. conscience 28. discipline 29. advantageous 30. unbelievable
31. occasionally 32. exceed 33. neighbour 34. anniversary 35. noticeable
Unit 7 – Exercise 10
Nonsense words.
Listen to the following nonsense words and give their most likely spelling.
For example. /iːf/ <eef>
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1. /pәʊ/ |
2. /tɔː/ |
3. /ʤaɪ/ |
4. /θuː/ |
5. /uːp/ |
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6. /әʊm/ |
7. /aɪd/ |
8. /aʊʤ/ |
9. /әʊt/ |
10. /aʊk/ |
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11. /ɒɪf/ |
12. / iːg/ |
13. /piːb/ |
14. /siːf/ |
15. /pɪm/ |
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16. /skwɪt/ |
17. /nɪŋ/ |
18. /θeɪb/ |
19. /ʧeɪt/ |
20. /feθ/ |
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21. /ʤeŋ/ |
22. /θӕp/ |
23. /tɒʃ/ |
24. /nʊʧ/ |
25. /mɔːk/ |
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26. /ˈrɒtәk/ |
27. /faʊp/ |
28. /θaɪt/ |
29. /prɒɪ/ |
30. /stɔːb/ |
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31. /iːlθ/ |
32. /ɪnt/ |
33. /bleɪg/ |
34. /ˈfrɪbl/ |
35. /ˈkeltә/ |
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1. pow 2. toor 3. gi ji 4. thoo 5. oop
6. ome oam 7. aid 8. oudge 9. ote 10. ouk
11. oif 12. eeg eag 13. peeb peab 14. seef 15. pim
16. skwit 17. ning 18. thabe 19. chate 20. feth
21. jeng 22. thap 23. tosh 24. noodge 25. mork
26. rotec 27. foup 28. thite 29. proy 30. storb
31. eelf 32. int 33. blague 34. fribble 35. kelter