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Answer — Exercise 2

1 - Pronunciation·New Headway Upper-Intermediate - Workbook

Question

Complete the chart with the words in the box. There are three words for each vowel sound.

Answer

  • /e/ = said, fend, message
  • /ɪ/ = pretty, guilty, business
  • /iː/ = freak, sea, believe
  • /ʌ/ = rough, London, funny
  • /ʊ/ = would, look, good
  • /uː/ = lose, zoom, suit
  • /æ/ = catch, language, Japan
  • /ɒ/ = sorry, what, shock
  • /ɔː/ = taught, warm, chalk
  • /ɜː/ = learn, third, journey
  • /aː/ = father, party, heart
  • /ə/ = orphan, asleep, beggar

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