Pronunciation Flashcards by John Doe

Q

young

A

[yan(g)] because of the g, pronounce the a in the nose, close to an

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Cup of tea

A

[cap]

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Q

Shut up

A

[shat ap]

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Q

/eə/

A

è eu
avec beaucoup de débit d’air
è long
eu un peu moins fort

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Q

Diphthong

A

2 vowel sounds in 1 syllable

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air

A

/eə/

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area

A

/eəriə/

[‘è eu ré eu]

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Q

What

A

/wɒt/

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you are

A

[ar]

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chair

A

/eə/

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hair

A

/eə/

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fair

A

/eə/

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Q

millionaire

A

[,milion ‘neə]

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Words with /eə/

A

-air: air
-ear: bear
-are: care

Same within words

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care

A

/keə/

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aware

A

/ə ‘weə/

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share

A

/eə/

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square

A

/eə/

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difficult

A

[‘di.fi.colt]

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easy

A

[´i-sy]
Pas trop accentuer mais faire long

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bear

A

/eə/

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to tear

A

/eə/

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pear

A

/eə/

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to swear

A

/eə/

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parent

[´pè eu reunt]

Mary

/eə/

Sarah

/eə/ [sè eu reu]

various

/eə/ [´vè eu rieus]

hairy

/eə/

dairy

/eə/

unbearable

[an bè eu reubeul]

closed

/əʊ/

/əʊ/

[eu ou]

bone

/əʊ/

Words with /əʊ/

o + consonant + e -o -o- -oa-

both

/əʊ/

almost

/əʊ/ [‘aul m /əʊ/ st]

proposal

[preu 'p/əʊ/ seul]

to propose

[preu 'p/əʊ/z]

local

[´leu ou keul]

open

[‘eu ou peun]

over

[‘eu ou veur]

ago

[eu’geuou]

go

[geuou]

no

[neuou]

so

[seuou]

boat

[‘beuout]

goat

/əʊ/

coat

/əʊ/

throat

/əʊ/

toast

/əʊ/

toe

/əʊ/

Joe

/əʊ/

chaos

[kèyaus]

chaotic

[kèy’o.tic]

recipe

[‘rèsipi]

comfortable

/ˈkʌm.ftə.bəl/

Tuesday

[‘tch]

mould

/əʊ/

jewellery

/ˈdʒuː.əl.ri/

A (the letter) or a (=emphatic 1)

[è i]

bit

[bé.t] /bɪt/

unfortunately

[an’fo:tcheuneutly] /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/

beat

/bi:t/ (long)

been

/bi:n/

/ɪ/

[é] short

bin

/bɪn/

where

[ouèeu]

did

/dɪd/

chick

/tchɪk/

seat

/si:t/

sit

/sɪt/

bet

/bet/

/e/

[è] short

it

/ɪt/

is

/ɪz/

in

/ɪn/

look

/lʊk/

cool

/cu:l/

/u:/

[ou] long

school

[sku:l]

book

/bʊk/

/ʊ/

[ou] short

Put it in the bin

[ɪ ɪ ɪ]

teacher

[‘ti:tcheu]

girl

/ɡɜːl/

/ɜː/

[eu] long

her

/hɜː/

earn

/ɜːn/

work

/wɜːk/ [oueuk]

home

/əʊ/

of

[əv]

most

/əʊ/

accepted

[eu’ksèptéd]

mother

[‘matheu]

become

[bécame]

British

/ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/

usually

/ˈjuː.ʒu.ə.li/

responsibility

/rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [ré,sponsé’béleuti]

ASEAN

/´a:ziː.ən/ [‘azieun]

morning

/ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/

Oxford

/ˈɒks.fəd/ [O: shape of the mouth like a O]

issue

/ˈɪʃ.uː/

floor

/flɔːr/

to hold

/həʊld/