Pronunciation Review Unit 1

Pronunciation 1

100

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ɪ: fish | it, this, in

ɪ: fish/fɪʃ/ | it /ɪt/, this /ðɪs/, in /ɪn/

200

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i: tree | he, we, meet

i: tree /tri/ | he /hi/, we /wi/, meet /mit/

300

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æ: cat | am, thanks, Sally

æ: cat /kæt/ | am /æm/, thanks /θæŋks/, Sally /ˈsæli/

400

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ɛ: egg | very, well, welcome

ɛ: egg /ɛɡ/ | very /ˈvɛri/, well /wɛl/, welcome /ˈwɛlkəm/

500

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eɪ: train | they, name, later

eɪ: train /treɪn/ | they /ðeɪ/, name /neɪm/, later /ˈleɪtər/

Pronunciation 2

100

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aɪ: bike | I, hi, bye

aɪ: bike /baɪk/ | I /aɪ/, hi /haɪ/, bye /baɪ/

200

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good|bye, so|rry, wel|come

good|bye /ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/, so|rry /ˈsɑri/, wel|come /ˈwɛlkəm/

300

Say these words with correct pronunciation. Identify the stressed syllable.

air|port, com|pu|ter, e|mail

air|port /ˈɛrˌpɔrt/, com|pu|ter /kəmˈpjutər/, e|mail /iˈmeɪl/

400

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ho|tel, in|ter|net, mu|se|um

ho|tel /hoʊˈtɛl/, in|ter|net /ˈɪntərˌnɛt/, mu|se|um /mjuˈziəm/

500

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pas|ta, piz|za, sa|lad

pas|ta /ˈpɑstə/, piz|za /ˈpitsə/, sa|lad /ˈsæləd/

Pronunciation 3

100

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sand|wich, u|ni|ver|si|ty, web|site

sand|wich /ˈsændwɪʧ/, u|ni|ver|si|ty /ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti/, web|site /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

200

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ə: computer | American, Brazilian, Canada, China

ə: computer /kəmˈpjutər/ | American /əˈmɛrəkən/, Brazilian /brəˈzɪljən/, Canada /ˈkænədə/, China /ˈʧaɪnə/

300

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ʧ: chess | Charles isn't Czech, he's French.

ʧ: chess /ʧɛs/ | Charles isn't Czech, he's French. /ʧɑrlz ˈɪzən ʧɛk, hiz frɛnʧ./

400

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ʃ: shower | Is she Turkish or Russian?

ʃ: shower /ˈʃaʊər/ | Is she Turkish or Russian? /ɪz ʃi ˈtɜrkɪʃ ɔr ˈrʌʃən?/

500

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ʤ: jazz | We're German and they're Japanese.

ʤ: jazz /ʤæz/ | We're German and they're Japanese. /wir ˈʤɜrmən ænd ðɛr ˌʤæpəˈniz./