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The key answer of exercise Pronunciation 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 08 - Reading and vocabulary for the textbook Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Araminta Crace from Pearson Education

Question

Listen to how the letter i is pronounced in these words. Is it pronounced /ɪ/ or /aɪ/?

Answer

/ɪ/

  • river
  • hill
  • village
  • inhabited
  • centimetre

/aɪ/

  • island
  • climate
  • size
  • five
  • white