Pronunciation vocals + g.vocals Flashcards
(29 cards)
ai
rail
rail (ey)
aw
law
law (oo)
ei (2 ways)
eight
either
eight (ei)
either (ii/ai)
ea (2 ways)
eagle
heaven
eagle (ii)
heaven (e)
ee
greed
greed (ii)
ie
believe
believe (ii)
ia (2 ways)
diary
memorial
diary (ai@)
memorial (i@)
eu (at the beginning, 2 ways)
eu (at the end, 2 ways)
euro/guest
queque/catalogue
euro (ju@) / silent: guest
queque (juu) / silent: catalogue
ew
new
new (ju)
ue
due
due (juu)
oo (2 ways)
foot
mood
foot (u)
mood (uu)
ow
low
low (@u)
a (4 ways)
cat
man
task
face
cat (a)
man (ae lunga)
task (aa)
face (ei)
e (2 ways)
level
have
level (e)
have (non si pronuncia alla fine della parola)
i (2 ways)
live
life
live (i)
life (ai)
o
block
block (o)
u (5 ways)
cut
unicorn
cube
bull
busy
cut (a) = common in 3-letter words and before double consonants (ex. butter/skull)
unicorn (juu)
U followed by consonant and ending in E = cube (juu) - exceptions:
minut (time = minit) and lettuce (letis)
bull (u)
busy (i)
er
banker
banker (@)
ear
near
near (i@)
are
square
square (@@)
ure
cure
cure (u@)
ou (2 ways)
mouth
would
mouth (au)
would (u) - usually followed by a silent L ex. would/should/could
oa
goat
goat (@u)
oi
voice
voice (oi)
