SILENT LETTERS
I know the answer, but I won’t say it now.
/aɪ nəʊ ði ˈɑːnsər | bət aɪ wəʊnt seɪ ɪt naʊ/
Yesterday we played outside until it started to rain.
/ˈjestədeɪ wi pleɪd ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈstɑːtɪd tə reɪn/
I live near the beach, but I leave early every morning.
/aɪ lɪv nɪə ðə biːtʃ | bət aɪ liːv ˈɜːli ˈɛvri ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
I forgot my receipt, so I couldn’t return the shirt.
/aɪ fəˈgɒt maɪ rɪˈsiːt | səʊ aɪ ˈkʊdnt rɪˈtɜːn ðə ʃɜːt/
The big black bug bit the big black bear on the back.
/ðə bɪg blæk bʌg bɪt ðə bɪg blæk beə ɒn ðə bæk/
He climbed the mountain even though his knee hurt.
/hi klaɪmd ðə ˈmaʊntɪn ˈiːvən ðəʊ hɪz niː hɜːt/
She watched the movie again because she hadn’t understood it the first time.
/ʃi wɒtʃt ðə ˈmuːvi əˈgɛn bɪˈkɒz ʃi ˈhædnt ˌʌndəˈstʊd ɪt ðə fɜːst taɪm/
The ship was cheap to rent, but the trip was very long.
/ðə ʃɪp wəz tʃiːp tə rent | bət ðə trɪp wəz ˈvɛri lɒŋ/
The queue outside the cinema was so long that we decided to leave.
/ðə kjuː ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɪnəmə wəz səʊ lɒŋ | ðæt wi dɪˈsaɪdɪd tə liːv/
A proper copper coffee pot was placed on the kitchen counter.
/ə ˈprɒpə ˈkɒpə ˈkɒfi pɒt wəz pleɪst ɒn ðə ˈkɪtʃɪn ˈkaʊntə/
She often listens to honest opinions before making decisions.
/ʃi ˈɒfən ˈlɪsənz tə ˈɒnɪst əˈpɪnjənz bɪˈfɔː ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz/
We decided to leave early after we realized the bus had already left.
/wi dɪˈsaɪdɪd tə liːv ˈɜːli ˈɑːftə wi ˈrɪəlaɪzd ðə bʌs hæd ɔːlˈrɛdi left/
The food looked good, although it wasn’t as warm as we expected.
/ðə fuːd lʊkt gʊd ɔːlˈðəʊ ɪt ˈwɒznt əz wɔːm əz wi ɪkˈspektɪd/
She was surprised when she realised how interesting the lecture actually was.
/ʃi wəz səˈpraɪzd | wen ʃi ˈrɪəlaɪzd haʊ ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ðə ˈlektʃə ˈækʧuəli wəz/
She sells seashells by the seashore while talking to tourists.
/ʃi selz ˈsiːʃelz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔː waɪl ˈtɔːkɪŋ tə ˈtʊərɪsts/
The foreign guest answered calmly, although the question was difficult.
/ðə ˈfɒrɪn gest ˈɑːnsəd ˈkɑːmli ɔːlˈðəʊ ðə ˈkwestʃən wəz ˈdɪfɪkəlt/
He had been working all night, so he forgot where he had parked the car.
/hi hæd bɪn ˈwɜːkɪŋ ɔːl naɪt səʊ hi fəˈgɒt weər hi hæd pɑːkt ðə kɑː/
He walked through the park slowly, thinking about work and future plans.
/hi wɔːkt θruː ðə pɑːk ˈsləʊli | ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wɜːk ænd ˈfjuːtʃə plænz/
The schedule changed suddenly, so we had to adjust our plans quickly.
/ðə ˈʃedjuːl tʃeɪndʒd ˈsʌdənli | səʊ wi hæd tə əˈdʒʌst aʊə plænz ˈkwɪkli/
After Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers, he proudly presented them to the chef.
/ˈpiːtə pɪkt ə pɛk əv ˈpɪkəld ˈpɛpəz | hi ˈpraʊdli prɪˈzɛntɪd ðəm tə ðə ʃɛf/
He doubts whether the government would honestly admit the mistake.
/hi daʊts ˈweðə ðə ˈgʌvənmənt wʊd ˈɒnɪstli ədˈmɪt ðə mɪˈsteɪk/
By the time the teacher arrived, the students had finished the task and cleaned the room.
/baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈtiːtʃər əˈraɪvd | ðə ˈstjuːdənts hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə tɑːsk ænd kliːnd ðə ruːm/
Although the hotel looked cheap online, the room turned out to be surprisingly comfortable.
/ɔːlˈðəʊ ðə həʊˈtel lʊkt tʃiːp ˈɒnlaɪn | ðə ruːm tɜːnd aʊt tə bi səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈkʌmftəbl/
Although the entrepreneur had enough experience, he was nervous during the interview.
/ɔːlˈðəʊ ði ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː hæd ɪˈnʌf ɪkˈspɪəriəns | hi wəz ˈnɜːvəs ˈdjʊərɪŋ ði ˈɪntəvjuː/
While she sells seashells by the seashore, the sudden sound of the sea shocked several silent swimmers.
/waɪl ʃi selz ˈsiːʃelz baɪ ðə ˈsiːʃɔː | ðə ˈsʌdən saʊnd əv ðə siː ʃɒkt ˈsɛvərəl ˈsaɪlənt ˈswɪməz/