Common Words

Common Words

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/iː/

/iː/

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/ʌ/

/ʌ/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

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/a/

/a/

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/ɛ/

/ɛ/

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/ʊ/

/ʊ/

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/ɪ/

/ɪ/

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/uː/

/uː/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

/ɒ/ That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

/ɔː/

/ɔː/

/ɔː/That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

/ʊ/

/ʊ/

/ʊ/That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

Long Vowel Sounds – Spelling to Sound

Long Vowel Sounds – Spelling to Sound

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/iː/

/iː/

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/ʌ/

/ʌ/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

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/a/

/a/

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/ɛ/

/ɛ/

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/ʊ/

/ʊ/

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/ɪ/

/ɪ/

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/uː/

/uː/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

/ɒ/ That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

/ɔː/

/ɔː/

/ɔː/That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

/ʊ/

/ʊ/

/ʊ/That’s fantastic Sam, thanks. Hand the backgammon pack to Fran.Related Lessons

Short Vowel Quiz Part I

Short Vowel Quiz Part I

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/ʌ/

/ʌ/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

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/a/

/a/

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/ɛ/

/ɛ/

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/ʊ/

/ʊ/

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/ɪ/

/ɪ/

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/ə/ – Sounds in Accents

/ə/ – Sounds in Accents

    English speakers tend to use more schwa sounds when talking quickly and casually with friends or family. Even strong words such as “get” and “like” can become weak in connected speech: A:  /kən ə gət ju ə ˈdrɪŋk/B:  /əd lək ə ˈkɒfi θaŋks/ Previous & Next...

/ə/ – Spelling to Sound

/ə/ – Spelling to Sound

- Match the words with their pictures and IPA transctiption:applause    laughter    connect    surprise- Which letter is pronounced /ə/ in each word? /əˈplɔːz/ - applause /kəˈnɛkt/ - connect /səˈprʌɪz/ - surprise /ˈlɑːftə/ - laughterThe schwa sound /ə/ is commonly...

/uː/

/uː/

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Unusual Spellings (Short Vowel Sounds)

Unusual Spellings (Short Vowel Sounds)

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/ʌ/

/ʌ/

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/ɒ/

/ɒ/

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/a/

/a/

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/ɛ/

/ɛ/

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/ʊ/

/ʊ/

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/ɪ/

/ɪ/

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/ə/ – Sounds in Accents

/ə/ – Sounds in Accents

    English speakers tend to use more schwa sounds when talking quickly and casually with friends or family. Even strong words such as “get” and “like” can become weak in connected speech: A:  /kən ə gət ju ə ˈdrɪŋk/B:  /əd lək ə ˈkɒfi θaŋks/ Previous & Next...

/ə/ – Spelling to Sound

/ə/ – Spelling to Sound

- Match the words with their pictures and IPA transctiption:applause    laughter    connect    surprise- Which letter is pronounced /ə/ in each word? /əˈplɔːz/ - applause /kəˈnɛkt/ - connect /səˈprʌɪz/ - surprise /ˈlɑːftə/ - laughterThe schwa sound /ə/ is commonly...

/uː/

/uː/

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