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The key answer of exercise Pronunciation 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 11 - Reading for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

How are the vowels in blue pronounced in the science / nature words below? Which syllable is stressed?

Answer

(stresses are underlined, vowels are in bold)

  • asteroid: /ɪ/
  • catastrophe: /i/
  • dioxide: /aɪ/
  • dinosaur: /ɔ:/
  • eruption: /ɪ/
  • fuel: /jʊə/
  • nuclear: /ɪə/
  • ocean: /ə/
  • radioactive: /eɪ/
  • scientific: /aɪ/
  • solar: /əʊ/
  • surface: /ɪ/
  • temperature: ϕ\phi /ə/
  • volcanic: /æ/
  • volcano: /eɪ/

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